behind

[bih-hahynd] / bɪˈhaɪnd /

ADVERB

in a position further back; following

Synonyms

STRONG

trailing

WEAK

abaft after afterwards at the heels of at the rear of back 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

ADVERB

in debt; late

Synonyms

STRONG

in debt late slow

WEAK

backward behind schedule behind time behindhand belated delayed dilatory have to play catch up in arrears overdue sluggish tardy

Antonyms

STRONG

paid paid up

NOUN

buttocks

Synonyms

STRONG

backside bottom breech bum can fanny fundament posterior rear rump seat tail tush

WEAK

derriere

PREPOSITION

being the reason for

Synonyms

STRONG

causing

WEAK

at the bottom of concerning the circumstances initiating instigating responsible for

PREPOSITION

in support

Synonyms

STRONG

backing supporting

WEAK

for in agreement on the side of

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“It would be our responsibility as a public company to show up to shareholders, and to the world, with an ecosystem that we can stand behind that is high-integrity,” Kadon said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Cars have ended up tied together for several laps because the car behind passes the one in front with help from the overtake mode.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

This relentless demand has been behind the dramatic earnings revisions, outlined by Moe in a report he and his Asian strategy team published Wednesday.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Black Forest Labs, the German AI startup behind the text-to-image model Flux, announced Tuesday that Scorsese is joining the company as an advisor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

American soldiers huddle behind walls and in foxholes and see a tiny Filipino woman walk alone through the war-torn streets, her shoulders back as shells burst all around her.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

behind

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