Synonyms of posterior
55 similar words · 3 opposite words
Another word for posterior is hinder. Other synonyms of posterior are back. The opposite of posterior is anterior.
Synonyms and similar words for posterior
adjectiveRelating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or caudal end is nearest the...
adjectiveFollowing in order or in time.
nounThe posterior portions of the human body; especially, the buttocks.
- 'tocks
- arse BritishA person's buttocks; the bottom, the backside. Also: the anus; the rectum.
- arse cheeks BritishButtocks.
- ass USThe buttocks.
- ass cheeksButtocks.
- backside
- batty slang
- behind
- blessed assurance US, euphemisticButtocks, ass.
- booty USThe buttocks.
- bottyBottom.
- bottomThe buttocks or anus.
- bum British, CanadaThe buttocks.
- bum cheeks UKButtocks.
- bunsThe buttocks.
- butt US
- butt cheeks
- buttocks
- caboose
- cheeks
- derriere humorous
- dicky India, colloquialThe buttocks.
- fanny US
- fourth point of contactThe ass (buttocks or anus).
- gluteus maximus humorous
- glutes
- gyattWell-shaped or attractive buttocks, typically of a woman.
- heinie US
- hiney US
- hinderlin
- hurdies BritishButtocks; rump.
- jacksie British
- keester
- keisterThe anus or buttocks.
- moon
- moneymaker(usually a woman's) butt, ass, rear end.
- nates
- nether cheeks
- patootieThe buttocks.
- peach
- rear end
- rump
- seat
- sit uponSynonym of sit on (“block, suppress, hold back”).
- tailThe caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
- toches
- tush
- tushieButtocks, bottom.
- gooseberry-grinder British, archaicThe buttocks.
- postern obsoleteThe buttocks of a person; behind, posterior.
nounThe probability that a hypothesis is true (calculated by Bayes' theorem).
- posterior probabilityThe probability of an event given the knowledge of occurrence of other events that bear on it: P( A | B ) as contrasted...
Opposite of posterior
adjectiveRelating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or caudal end is nearest the...
adjectiveFollowing in order or in time.
nounThe probability that a hypothesis is true (calculated by Bayes' theorem).
- prior probabilityThe probability of an event obtained without the knowledge of occurrence of other events that bear on it.
Meaning of posterior
- adjective Relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or caudal end is nearest the cervix and emerges first at birth.
- adjective Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.
- adjective Following in order or in time.
posterior in other languages
Questions about synonyms of posterior
- What is another word for posterior?
- Posterior has 55 synonyms on Word.ws, such as hinder and back.
- What is the opposite of posterior?
- The opposite of posterior is anterior.
- What does posterior mean?
- Posterior means relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or caudal end is nearest the cervix and emerges first at birth.
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