Antonyms for behind
| Grammar : Adv, noun, prep |
| Spell : bih-hahynd |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈhaɪnd |
Definition of behind
Origin :- Old English behindan "behind, after," from bi "by" + hindan "from behind" (see hind (adj.)). The prepositional sense emerged in Old English. Euphemistic noun meaning "backside of a person" is from 1786. Phrase behind the times is from 1905. Behind the scenes (1711) is from the theater; figurative sense attested by 1779.
- adv position farther back; following
- adv in debt; late
- noun buttocks
- prep being the reason for
- prep in support
- But nevertheless he could not leave it behind since it was for this he had incurred his present peril.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Then they heard fresh howls and yells in front as well as behind.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- Or else, in some barroom, a footfall from behind and a bullet through the back.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Charles Merchant, the son of rich John Merchant, was behind the wheel.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- It seems to be the vice of those who have a long past behind them.
- Extract from : « The New Adam and Eve (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- She took it up the lane to the place where the man is; and they put it behind the palings.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- Behind the house the greensward slopes to a wheat-field that is like a wall of gold.
- Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
- Behind him, like an electric force pushing him on, the outlaws watched his steps.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- He waved farewell, stepped through the door, and closed it behind him.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- A scared, round face peered out at Andrew from behind his mother.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
Synonyms for behind
- abaft
- after
- afterwards
- at the bottom of
- at the heels of
- at the rear of
- back of
- backing
- backside
- backward
- behind schedule
- behind time
- behindhand
- belated
- bottom
- breech
- bringing up the rear
- can
- causing
- concerning the circumstances
- delayed
- derrière
- dilatory
- eating the dust
- fanny
- for
- fundament
- have to play catch up
- in agreement
- in arrears
- in the background
- in the wake
- initiating
- instigating
- laggard
- later than
- next
- off the pace
- on the side of
- overdue
- posterior
- rear
- responsible for
- rump
- seat
- slow
- sluggish
- subsequently
- supporting
- tail
- tardy
- trailing
- tush
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