behind

/bɪhˈaɪnd/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adverb

1. in or to or toward the rear
   “he followed behind”
2. remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from
   “when he died he left much unfinished work behind”
3. of timepieces
   “the clock is almost an hour slow”
4. in or into an inferior position
   “fell behind in his studies”
5. in debt
   “he fell behind with his mortgage payments”

adjective

1. having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
   “behind by two points”

noun

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

Synonyms for behind

• slow
• behindhand
• in arrears
• down
• buttocks
• nates
• arse
• butt
• backside
• bum
• buns
• can
• fundament
• hindquarters
• hind end
• keister
• posterior
• prat
• rear

Words that rhyme with behind

• find
• wind
• mind
• bind
• grind
• blind
• refined
• kind
• unwind
• confined
• hind
• inclined
• lined
• mastermind
• aligned
• defined
• remind
• signed
• streamlined
• unconfined
• unkind
• unlined
• unrefined
• affined
• assigned
• combined
• designed
• disinclined
• humankind
• mankind