posteriorly

adverb

as in rearward

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for posteriorly
  1. rearward
  2. behind
  3. backward
Adverb
  • The floor plan centers around a single- or dual-seat lounge that faces rearward to provide views through the open entryway.
    — C.C. Weiss May 07, New Atlas, 7 May 2026
  • Two of their toes point inward and two point rearward with sharp pointed claws.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2025
Definition of rearward
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  • Another woman, Shoba Shretha, returned to find Sweetie, the dog she was forced to leave behind when the floods came.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Emde wandered ahead while King lagged behind at her usual tempo, which is uncommonly slow but projects incongruous urgency.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of behind
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  • By sending light through the fiber and measuring how that light changes, engineers can work backward to determine what happened to the fiber.
    — Pawel Maniewski, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Marazzi and co-screenwriter Valia Santella ground their non-linear narrative by using the date of July 14, 1937 as a jumping-off point to move backwards and forwards in time through the recollections and point of view of the title character.
    — Alissa Simon, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of backward
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“Posteriorly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posteriorly. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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