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posterior

/poʊˈstɪɹ.i.ɚ/noun, adjective3 syllables

Posterior means: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.

Synonyms for posterior42

noun, as in the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, prat, rear
and 13 more, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass

noun, as in a tooth situated at the back of the mouth

back tooth

adjective, as in located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure

back, hind, hinder, caudal, retral

adjective, as in coming at a subsequent time or stage

later, ulterior, subsequent

also used for posterior

'tocks, arse cheeks, ass cheeks, batty, blessed assurance, posterior probability

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Opposites of posterior

anterior

What does posterior mean?4

noun

1

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on“he deserves a good kick in the butt”

2

a tooth situated at the back of the mouth

adjective

1

located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure

2

coming at a subsequent time or stage“without ulterior argument”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Posterior in a sentence

  • The patient injured his upper cervical posterior spinal artery by sneezing.mccarras
  • Tom has a posterior hip dislocation.corvard

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Forms of posterior

as a noun

plural
posteriors