Synonyms for back
Another word for back is rear, posterior or aft. Below are 21 synonyms and 30 related words across 12 senses, with antonyms.
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1. adjective: related to or located at the back
- rear synonyms
- posterior synonyms
- aft synonyms
- rearward
- rearmost
- hindmost
- hindermost
- backmost
Antonyms
2. adjective: located at or near the back of an animal
- hind synonyms
- hinder synonyms
- posterior synonyms
3. adjective: of an earlier date
- noncurrent
4. noun: the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
- dorsum
5. noun: the side that goes last or is not normally seen
- rear synonyms
6. noun: the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
- rear synonyms
Antonyms
7. noun: (football) a person who plays in the backfield
8. noun: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- spine synonyms
- spinal column
- backbone synonyms
- vertebral column
- rachis
9. noun: the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
- cover synonyms
- binding synonyms
- book binding
10. noun: the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
11. noun: a support that you can lean against while sitting
- backrest
12. noun: (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- body part
- after part
- side synonyms
- quarter synonyms
- tail synonyms
- tail assembly
- stern synonyms
- poop synonyms
- empennage
- place synonyms
- position synonyms
- running back
- field general
- football player
- quarterback
- footballer
- signal caller
- flanker back
- flanker
- tailback
- wingback
- skeletal structure
- chine
- notochord
- protection synonyms
- half binding
- protective cover
- three-quarter binding
- protective covering
- cloth covering
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Questions people ask
What is another word for back?
You can say rear, posterior, aft, rearward or rearmost instead of back. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "related to or located at the back".
What is the opposite of back?
The opposite of back is front.
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