posterior[adjective]Synonyms: subsequent, after, ensuing, later, postliminary, subsequential, back, hind, hinder, hindmost, rear, retral
[noun]Synonyms: back, rear, rearward, buttocks, backside, behind, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end
Antonyms: anterior
Contrasted words: fore, front
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. pos‧te‧ri‧or1 /pɒˈstɪəriə $ pɑːˈstɪriər/
adjective [only before noun][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: 'further behind', from posterus 'coming after', from post; ⇒ post-]
technical near or at the back of something
Antonym : anterior:
the posterior part of the brain [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲