Antonyms for behind
bɪˈhaɪndbe·hind

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. behindpreposition

   Synonyms:
   in back of, to the rear of

2. behindpreposition

   at the back of

   Synonyms:
   in back of, to the rear of

3. behindpreposition

   Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind.

   Synonyms:
   to the rear of, in back of

4. behindpreposition

   after, time- or motion-wise

   Synonyms:
   in back of, to the rear of

5. behindpreposition

   A 1 point score.

   1880: A roar from ten thousand throats go up,For we've kicked another behind. The Opening Ball in Comic Australian Verse, ed. G. Lehmann, 1975. Quoted in G. A. Wilkes, A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms, second edition, 1985, Sydney University Press, ISBN 0-424-00113-6.

   Synonyms:
   in back of, to the rear of

6. behindpreposition

   in support of

   The republicans are fully behind their candidate.

   Synonyms:
   in back of, to the rear of

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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, assadjective

   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:
   up

   Synonyms:
   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, 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, posterior, 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, puke

2. behind(p)adverb

   having the lower score or lagging position in a contest

   "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing"

   Antonyms:
   up

3. behindadverb

   in or to or toward the rear

   "he followed behind"; "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"; "the final runners were far behind"

   Antonyms:
   up

   Synonyms:
   slow, in arrears, behindhand

4. behindadverb

   remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from

   "when he died he left much unfinished work behind"; "left a large family behind"; "the children left their books behind"; "he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind"

   Antonyms:
   up

   Synonyms:
   slow, in arrears, behindhand

5. behind, slowadverb

   of timepieces

   "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"

   Antonyms:
   up

   Synonyms:
   easy, slowly, tardily, slow, in arrears, behindhand

6. behindadverb

   in or into an inferior position

   "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"

   Antonyms:
   up

   Synonyms:
   slow, in arrears, behindhand

7. behind, behindhand, in arrearsadverb

   in debt

   "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills"

   Antonyms:
   up

   Synonyms:
   slow, in arrears, behindhand

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. behind

   Synonyms:
   Back door, see there
   

How to use behind in a sentence?

1. Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh:

   Oil-producing countries should create space for Iran when we increase our exports after sanctions are lifted ... Non of OPEC's members are happy with the current oil prices and the market is oversupplied ... Political factors are behind the low prices.

2. Hillary Clinton:

   Their argument is -- and it has got some strength to it -- look, you are behind here, you are in your opponent's backyard.

3. Stephanie Curry:

   President Trump has pledged to bring him home and not to leave any American patriot behind. And our father has been repeatedly left behind before, again, I say two previous administrations have failed and he can do something that nobody else has been able to do.

4. Gregory McNair:

   We're glad that we're able to resolve both of these cases so we can avoid potentially painful litigation and put these cases behind us, we're turning a corner here because we've resolved the last two very large cases that were involving the district.

5. Benjamin Strauss:

   World leaders have a fleeting opportunity to help or betray the future of humanity with their actions today on climate change, climate Impact Research in Germany and the images created from Climate Impact Research in Germany illustrate the enormous stakes behind the climate talks in Glasgow.

How to pronounce behind?

How to say behind in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency