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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.
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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.
tail
end
rear
posterior
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)

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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 .
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The indefinite article

The indefinite article is a or an. The form an is used before a word that starts with a vowel sound. a girl a cat an eight-year-old girl an engineer The indefinite article is used with si...
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Scrabble score for 'posterior': 11
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