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streets behind

streets behind adjective: far inferior, much lesser.

Adjective

streets behind (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, postpositional) Far inferior, much lesser.
    Antonyms:
    streets ahead

Antonyms of streets behind

Origin of streets behind

Coined as an opposite to streets ahead.

Questions about streets behind

What does streets behind mean?
Streets behind means far inferior, much lesser.
What part of speech is streets behind?
Streets behind is an adjective.

Words near streets behind in the dictionary

  1. streetproofed
  2. streetproofing
  3. streetproofs
  4. streets
  5. streets ahead
  6. streets behind
  7. streets in the sky
  8. Streetsboro
  9. streetscape
  10. streetscapes
  11. streetscaping

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