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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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Friends and locals said he knew the mountains like the back of his hand and was capable of surviving off grid.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The lot code is “0416DPO1215” and has the established number “P44164” printed on the back of the bag.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

His firm, Cliffwater, went from managing no money to nearly $50 billion on the back of impressive fundraising and big gains, turning Nesbitt into a billionaire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Using a laser, the team temporarily made proteins invisible in a strip at the back of a living cell to track how they moved.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Drumming his fingers on his steering wheel as he came to her, Chitto made an irritated sound in the back of his throat and pulled over.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.