Behind definition

Behind as an adverb

1. in or to or toward the rear

   "he followed behind"

2. remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from

   "when he died he left much unfinished work behind"

3. showing a time that is earlier than the actual time

   "my watch is running behind"

   Same sense: slow

4. in or into an inferior position

   "fell behind in his studies"

5. in debt

   "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"

   Same sense: in arrears, behindhand

Behind as an adjective

6. having the lower score or lagging position in a contest

   "behind by two points"

Behind as a noun

7. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

   Same sense: can, ass, bottom, seat, rear, rear end, tail, tail end

Synonyms and antonyms

• slow
• in arrears
• behindhand
• can
• ass
• bottom
• seat
• rear
• rear end
• tail
• tail end

All synonyms of behind, sense by sense

How to say behind

Behind has 2 syllables and rhymes with find. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with behind

• find
• kind
• mind
• designed
• signed
• wind
• combined
• defined
• blind
• assigned
• remind
• declined

BEHIND in word games

Scrabble

12

Words With Friends

13

Anagrams

0

Is BEHIND a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check BEHIND in the word checker, or unscramble BEHIND to see the shorter words in its letters.