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Definitions

back of

ADJECTIVE

after

Synonyms

STRONG

afterwards later subsequently

WEAK

back behind below ensuing hind hindmost in the rear next posterior postliminary rear subsequential succeeding thereafter

Antonyms

WEAK

before

ADJECTIVE

back

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backward

STRONG

behind final following hind posterior rear rearward tail

WEAK

aback abaft aft after astern hindmost in the wake of rearmost

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning first front preceding

WEAK

future

ADJECTIVE

hind

Synonyms

STRONG

behind final following posterior postern rear rearward tail

WEAK

aback abaft aft after astern backward hindmost in the wake of rearmost

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning first front preceding

ADVERB

behind

Synonyms

STRONG

trailing

WEAK

abaft after afterwards at the heels of at the rear of bringing up the rear eating the dust in the background in the wake later than next off the pace subsequently

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ahead before in front

Example Sentences

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If the Guggenheim analyst is the most vociferous of Oracle’s supporters, he wasn’t the only one, with Oracle receiving multiple price target upgrades on the back of the results.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Oracle’s shares have surged higher in recent weeks on the back of “strong investor appetite to be long compute names,” Wood wrote.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Maraga, dressed in the colours of his United Green Movement party, can be seen being helped into the back of a lorry as people around him shout: "Long live the park."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“We see this improving performance as proof that Badger’s manufacturing and commercial strategies are delivering intended results,” the analyst says, pointing to new truck builds ramping up on the back of higher demand in 1Q.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

A watch, repaired and ready, hanging on its hook in the back of the shop, month after month.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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