Synonyms of 'posterior'

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noun

the buttocks

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)

He plans to have the five Olympic rings tattooed on his rear.

tail (informal)

He desperately needs a kick in the tail.

butt (US, Canadian, informal)

I don't want to sit around on my butt all day.

ass (US, Canadian, taboo, slang)

buns (US, slang)

arse (taboo, slang)

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

buttocks

Try to relax your whole back, from the buttocks up to the shoulders.

backside (informal)

I lost my balance and landed hard on my backside.

rump

jeans stretching across her rump

rear end

derrière (euphemistic)

tush (US, slang)

fundament

jacksy (British, slang)

adjective

at the back of or behind something

the 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.

coming after in a series or time

later

at a later news conference

following

We went to dinner the following evening.

latter

The latter part of the debate concentrated on housing.

subsequent

the increase of population in subsequent years

ensuing

In the ensuing violence more than 130 people were injured.

Additional synonyms

arse (taboo, slang)

the buttocks or anus

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)

the buttocks

I lost my balance and landed hard on my backside.

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'

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poster
posterior
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Source

Thesaurus for posterior from the Collins English Thesaurus

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The past simple tense

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