Synonyms for behind
bɪˈhaɪndbe·hind

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1. behindpreposition

   Synonyms:
   in back of, to the rear of

2. behindpreposition

   at the back of

   Synonyms:
   in back of, to the rear of

3. behindpreposition

   Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind.

   Synonyms:
   to the rear of, in back of

4. behindpreposition

   after, time- or motion-wise

   Synonyms:
   in back of, to the rear of

5. behindpreposition

   A 1 point score.

   1880: A roar from ten thousand throats go up,For we've kicked another behind. The Opening Ball in Comic Australian Verse, ed. G. Lehmann, 1975. Quoted in G. A. Wilkes, A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms, second edition, 1985, Sydney University Press, ISBN 0-424-00113-6.

   Synonyms:
   in back of, to the rear of

6. behindpreposition

   in support of

   The republicans are fully behind their candidate.

   Synonyms:
   in back of, to the rear of

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, assadjective

   the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

   "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

   Synonyms:
   screw, arse, keister, female genital organ, substructure, stinkpot, goat, cornerstone, stern, lavatory, git, croup, arsehole, butt, shadower, crapper, commode, throne, skunk, base, tooshie, foundation, butt end, lav, derriere, can buoy, shag, place, seat, prat, bottomland, hind end, tin can, scum bag, asshole, freighter, understructure, ass, stub, backside, after part, female genitals, tramp, female genitalia, idler, nookie, toilet, piece of tail, laughingstock, shtup, poop, foot, screwing, posterior, potty, bathroom, quarter, do-nothing, back end, dirty dog, tush, tail, merchantman, canful, can, croupe, butt joint, john, back tooth, bunghole, nates, rat, rump, nooky, pot, back, privy, underside, piece of ass, rear end, rear, layabout, bottom, buns, merchant ship, undersurface, tail assembly, hobo, loafer, fundament, stool, roll in the hay, empennage, rotter, so-and-so, stooge, target, stinker, buttocks, bottom of the inning, hindquarters, bum, cigaret, coffin nail, tin, crumb, groundwork, shadow, fag end, cigarette, bed, basis, tail end, fanny, lowlife, puke

   Antonyms:
   up

2. behind(p)adverb

   having the lower score or lagging position in a contest

   "behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing"

   Antonyms:
   up

3. behindadverb

   in or to or toward the rear

   "he followed behind"; "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"; "the final runners were far behind"

   Synonyms:
   slow, in arrears, behindhand

   Antonyms:
   up

4. behindadverb

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

   "when he died he left much unfinished work behind"; "left a large family behind"; "the children left their books behind"; "he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind"

   Synonyms:
   slow, in arrears, behindhand

   Antonyms:
   up

5. behind, slowadverb

   of timepieces

   "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"

   Synonyms:
   easy, slowly, tardily, slow, in arrears, behindhand

   Antonyms:
   up

6. behindadverb

   in or into an inferior position

   "fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"

   Synonyms:
   slow, in arrears, behindhand

   Antonyms:
   up

7. behind, behindhand, in arrearsadverb

   in debt

   "he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills"

   Synonyms:
   slow, in arrears, behindhand

   Antonyms:
   up

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. behindprep.

   Synonyms:
   ABAFT, at the back of, in the rear of

2. behindprep.

   Synonyms:
   after, following

3. behindadjective

   Synonyms:
   backward, back

4. behindadjective

   Synonyms:
   ABAFT, aft, ASTERN, rearward, in the rear, at the back

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "behind":

   khalaf, back, backwards, butt, backward, successor, beyond, after, delay, late

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. behind

   Synonyms:
   Back door, see there
   

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1. Wisconsin State Trooper Chris Splinter:

   The vehicles coming up behind them cant stop fast enough because theyre following too close or going too fast for the conditions, and then they start just piling into one another, its almost like theyre just driving into a wall of cars, just like theyre driving through whiteout conditions.

2. Brett Eagleson:

   The 9/11 families deserve justice and closure. Matter of fact, all Americans deserve to know the truth behind what the Saudi Arabanian government's role was in 9/11. And there's significant evidence. The FBI has The FBI. The DOJ doesn't deny that The DOJ exists.

3. Bill Reinsch:

   The issue, as always with Africa, will be whether they can unify behind a single candidate.

4. Jim Schmidt:

   You say she’s the love of your life. She’s missing. You were on a trip with her, but you haveno comment. You have nothing to say and you’re hiding behind an attorney, i understand the constitutional rights that people have, but you have pieces to this puzzle thatwe need to find Gabby and you’re withholding them from us.

5. Jim Lankford:

   We're trying to get the facts behind it and be able to see what he's concerned about and where he's concerned about that, obviously FISA courts have been very, very solid about not tracking American citizens and isolating any communication with any US person. So we're just going to try to get all the facts behind what he's proposing.