Synonyms of 'posterior'

noun

bottomDictionary, behind (informal), bum (British, slang)her curvaceous posterior

bottom (informal)

She moved her large bottom on the window-seat.

behind (informal)

jeans that actually flatter your behind

bum (British, slang)

Does my bum look big in this dress?

seat

a kick in the seat of the pants

rear (informal)

She blames her rounded rear on her love of butter.

tail (informal)

He desperately needs a kick in the tail.

butt (US, Canadian, informal)

She grinned, pinching him on the butt.

ass (US, Canadian, taboo, slang)

buns (US, slang)

arse (taboo, slang)

buttocks

Squeeze buttocks lightly and draw your tailbone down.

backside (informal)

I've got a sportscar under my backside and the world's my oyster.

rump

jeans stretching across her rump

rear end

derrière (euphemistic)

tush (US, slang)

fundament

jacksy (British, slang)

adjective

1 rearDictionary, back, hinderthe posterior lobe of the pituitary gland

rear

back

They had transmitters taped to their back feathers.

hinder

hind

Suddenly the cow kicked up its hind legs.

2 laterDictionary, following, latter

later

at a later news conference

following

We went to dinner the following evening.

latter

The latter part of the debate concentrated on abortion.

subsequent

the increase of population in subsequent years

ensuing

In the ensuing violence more than 130 people were injured.

Additional synonyms

arse (taboo, slang)

Your arse is your bottom.

You can't do business sitting on your arse all day.

bottom (informal)

bum (British, slang)

behind (informal)

seat

rear (informal)

tail (informal)

butt (US, Canadian, informal)

ass (US, Canadian, taboo, slang)

buns (US, slang)

buttocks

backside (informal)

rump

rear end

posterior

derrière (euphemistic)

tush (US, slang)

fundament

jacksy (British, slang)

back

They had transmitters taped to their back feathers.

dorsal

backside (informal)

I've got a sportscar under my backside and the world's my oyster.

buttocks

behind (informal)

seat

bottom (informal)

rear (informal)

tail (informal)

cheeks (informal)

butt (US, Canadian, informal)

bum (British, slang)

ass (US, Canadian, taboo, slang)

buns (US, slang)

arse (taboo, slang)

rump

fanny (slang, US, Canadian)

rear end

posterior

haunches

hindquarters

derrière (euphemistic)

tush

fundament

gluteus maximus

coit (Australian, slang)

nates

jacksy (British, slang)

keister or keester (slang, US)

Nearby words of 'posterior'

post
postcards
poster
posterior
posterity
posthaste
postmortem
All ENGLISH synonyms that begin with 'P'

Source

Thesaurus for posterior from the Collins English Thesaurus

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Dictionary definition

Someone's bottom can be referred to as their posterior .

Verbal nouns

The verbal noun is the -ing form, i.e. the present participle of the verb, used as a noun. It can be used in all the places that a noun can be used, but still keeps some characteristics of the verb. ...