behind

  • (r) 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
  • (s) having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
    • behind by two points
    • the 8th inning found the home team trailing
  • (r) 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
  • (r) of timepieces
    • the clock is almost an hour slow
    • my watch is running behind
    slow,
  • (r) in or into an inferior position
    • fell behind in his studies
    • their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers
  • (r) 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
    behindhand, in arrears,

Nouns

Synonyms

arse ass buns buttocks derriere fanny hind end hindquarters keister nates posterior prat rear end tooshie tush backside fundament seat bottom rump stern tail end bum butt can rear tail slow behindhand in arrears

Words of close approximity

behindhand behind-the-scenes