posterior

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Posterior means situated at or toward the back, the opposite of anterior.

In anatomy, the posterior side of the body faces backward: posterior muscles, the posterior lobe of the brain.

As a noun, posterior is a slightly formal or humorous term for the buttocks: He landed on his posterior.

In time, posterior means coming after: a date posterior to the founding.

anatomical

buttocks

Fleshy seat area

behind · seat · haunches · hindquarters · derriere · bottom · rear · glutes · medius · minimus

spatial

rear

Back portion or raise

rearmost · aft · caudal · dorsal · aftermost · trailing · tail · stern · rearward · behind

temporal

subsequent

Occurring after something else

successive · afterward · aftermath · postdate · postscript · postwar · aftercare · afterlife · postlude · sequential

scientific

dorsal

Of the back

lateral · medial · superior · inferior · sagittal · coronal · axial · rostral · cranial · anatomical

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anatomical position

posterioranterior

Situated toward the front

ventral · frontal · front · fore · forward

temporal sequence

posterioranterior

Situated toward the front

prior · previous · preceding · antecedent · foregoing

informal body part (buttocks)

posteriorfront

Forward-facing side

chest · torso · abdomen

Phrases
Family

posterior chamber, posterity, posterize, posteriors, posterizes, posterized, posterizing

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