What are some opposite words for posterior?
Antonyms for posterior
pɒˈstɪər i ər, poʊ-pos·te·ri·or
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
posterior
Antonyms:
antecedent, anterior, earlier, foregoing, former, forward, front, introductory, precedent, preceding, preliminary, previous, priorSynonyms:
after, concluding, consequent, following, hind, hinder, hindmost, later, latter, subsequent, succeeding
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
posterior
Antonyms:
earlier, precedent, antecedent, priorSynonyms:
later, subsequent
Princeton's WordNet
buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, assnoun
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
"he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
Antonyms:
prefrontal, antecedent, frontal, anteriorSynonyms:
screw, arse, keister, female genital organ, substructure, stinkpot, goat, cornerstone, stern, lavatory, git, croup, arsehole, butt, shadower, crapper, commode, throne, skunk, base, tooshie, foundation, butt end, lav, derriere, can buoy, shag, place, seat, prat, bottomland, hind end, behind, tin can, scum bag, asshole, freighter, understructure, ass, stub, backside, after part, female genitals, tramp, female genitalia, idler, nookie, toilet, piece of tail, laughingstock, shtup, poop, foot, screwing, potty, bathroom, quarter, do-nothing, back end, dirty dog, tush, tail, merchantman, canful, can, croupe, butt joint, john, back tooth, bunghole, nates, rat, rump, nooky, pot, back, privy, underside, piece of ass, rear end, rear, layabout, bottom, buns, merchant ship, undersurface, tail assembly, hobo, loafer, fundament, stool, roll in the hay, empennage, rotter, so-and-so, stooge, target, stinker, buttocks, bottom of the inning, hindquarters, bum, cigaret, coffin nail, tin, crumb, groundwork, shadow, fag end, cigarette, bed, basis, tail end, fanny, lowlife, pukeback tooth, posterioradjective
a tooth situated at the back of the mouth
Antonyms:
anterior, antecedent, prefrontal, frontalSynonyms:
rear end, tush, tooshie, buns, derriere, fanny, bottom, backside, buttocks, seat, stern, hind end, tail, bum, prat, rear, can, behind, back tooth, hindquarters, ass, arse, rump, fundament, nates, butt, tail end, keisterposterioradjective
located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure
Antonyms:
frontal, antecedent, prefrontal, anteriorlater(a), ulterior, posterioradjective
coming at a subsequent time or stage
"without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to"
Antonyms:
frontal, anterior, prefrontal, antecedent
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
posterioradjective
Synonyms:
later, subsequent, ensuing, succeeding, hinder, rear
Editors Contribution
visage
it is on the opposite side.
the posterior was under the visage.
Submitted by rinat on November 11, 2015
How to use posterior in a sentence?
The tail is extremely strange, as it is short for a dinosaur and the posterior half is encased in dermal bones( bones that grow in the skin) forming a unique( tail) weapon.
When a child's mind begins to wander because of something you (the teacher) have said, wander with it. When it begins to wander because of nothing you said, kick yourself in the posterior and say something worth wandering about!
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#367 | previous | |
#794 | front | |
#1289 | prior | |
#1403 | forward | |
#1753 | former | |
#2364 | earlier | |
#5048 | preliminary | |
#8499 | preceding | |
#9398 | introductory | |
#14574 | foregoing | |
#16062 | anterior | |
#16696 | precedent | |
#17287 | posterior | |
#19401 | frontal | |
#44502 | antecedent | |
#56777 | prefrontal |
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