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hindquarters

ADJECTIVE
postern
Synonyms
STRONG
backside extremity hind posterior rear reverse stern tail tailpiece
WEAK
aft back end far end hindmost hindpart tail end
Antonyms
STRONG
front
NOUN
back
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rear tail
STRONG
backside extremity posterior reverse stern tailpiece
WEAK
aft back end far end hindpart tail end
Antonyms
STRONGEST
front
NOUN
buttocks
Synonyms
STRONG
backside behind bottom bum butt derriere fanny fundament haunches posterior rear rump seat
WEAK
back end gluteus maximus
NOUN
fanny
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ass posterior
STRONG
backside behind bottom bum buns butt cheeks derriere rump seat tail
WEAK
gluteus maximus heinie rear end
NOUN
rear
Synonyms
STRONGEST
back back door back end backside bottom butt rear end tail
STRONG
behind buttocks end heel hind posterior postern rearward reverse rump seat stern tailpiece tush
WEAK
afterpart back seat hind part rear guard tail end
Antonyms
STRONGEST
front
WEAK
beginning
NOUN
rump
Synonyms
STRONGEST
backside
STRONG
back behind breech bum butt buttocks can croup duff fanny haunches keister prat rear sacrum seat tail tush
WEAK
butt end derriere hind end rear end tail end

Example Sentences

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Camera lenses on the creatures’ chests took photos of their surroundings, which were then churned through an artificial-intelligence filter before eventually shooting out from printers embedded in their hindquarters onto the fair floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

The source of all the trouble was a medication called betamethasone, which Baffert has steadfastly argued was administered in an ointment for a rash on Medina Spirit’s hindquarters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025

Okapis are also called forest giraffes because of their long necks and zebra-like stripes on their hindquarters, which act as camouflage in their rainforest habitat.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2023

I’ve identified two trigger points on his hindquarters.

From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2023

While Major was speaking four large rats had crept out of their holes and were sitting on their hindquarters, listening to him.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell