Synonyms and antonyms of Behind or in front of something or someone in British Thesaurus

behind (adverb)

at the back of someone or something

in front ()

a little further forwards than someone or something

rear (adjective)

at the back of something

opposite (preposition)

across from or facing someone or something

past (adverb)

looking towards a place behind someone or something instead of directly at them

up front (adverb)

informal in the part of something that is furthest forward

in the background ()

behind the main person or thing you are looking at

face (verb)

to be opposite someone or something so that your face or front is towards them

rearmost (adjective)

formal furthest from the front

at someone’s heels ()

just behind someone

against (preposition)

if something appears against a background, it is seen with the background behind it

back (adjective)

furthest from the front

behind (adverb)

following someone or something

behind (adverb)

on the other side of something from where you are

fore (adjective)

the fore parts of a ship, plane, or animal are the parts at the front

front (adjective)

at, in, or on the front of something

frontal (adjective)

formal at, in, or on the front part of something

hot on the heels of ()

arriving or happening very close behind someone or something

hot on the trail of ()

very close behind someone or something, and about to catch them

in back of something ()

behind something

in front of someone ()

if something is in front of you, it is in a position where you can see it if you look forwards

in front of something ()

into a place where a moving vehicle might hit you

in front of something ()

in a position where you can see a particular thing when you look forwards

into (preposition)

used for stating the direction in which someone or something looks, faces, or points

onto (preposition)

used for saying in which direction a building, room, door, or window faces, or where it leads to

opposite (adjective)

across from or on the other side of someone or something

opposite (adverb)

British on the other side of an area from someone or something and facing towards them

rearward (adjective)

formal in or towards the back of something