posterior

Speech parts

1. posterior - Noun

2. posterior - Adjective

3. posterior - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; -- opposed to prior.

Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to anterior.

At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in human anatomy often used for dorsal.

On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said of an axillary flower.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

later behind rump seat rear butt buttocks fanny prat back following stern tush subsequent bottom
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Antonyms

anterior support beginning top former head
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Hypernyms

tooth body part

Phrases with the word

anterior and posterior posterior plagiocephaly blood vessel of the posterior hard palate blood vessel of the posterior maxilla blood vessel of the posterior palate posterior tibial vein

Anagrams

repositor torporise

Examples

Love is anterior to life, posterior to death, initial of creation, and the exponent of breath. Emily Dickinson

We say booty. I'm not quite sure about 'posterior'. I'll try to keep that in the back of my mind. 'What are you doing?' 'I'm shaking my posterior. Serena Williams

If you just try long enough and hard enough, you can always manage to boot yourself in the posterior. A. J. Liebling

To put it boldly, it is the attempt at a posterior reconstruction of existence by the process of conceptualization. Albert Einstein

he deserves a good kick in the butt Source: Internet

are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing? Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

posteriolaterally posteriomedial posteriomedian posterior auricular artery posterior auricular muscle posterior cardinal vein