hindmost C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈhaɪndˌmoʊst/ UK /ˈhaɪndˌməʊst/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj farthest to the rear; last The hindmost rider fell back as his horse began to tire. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · farthest to the rear; last rearmostlastaftermosthindermostbackmost ↔ Opposites foremostfirstfrontmost Word family Related forms hindhinderhindermost Etymology AI details From Middle English hindmost, from hind ('rear') + -most (Old English -mest, a superlative suffix). hindan Old English *hinder Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hindmost **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈhaɪndˌmoʊst/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhaɪndˌməʊst/ ## Meanings 1. farthest to the rear; last ## Examples - The hindmost rider fell back as his horse began to tire. ## Synonyms - rearmost - last - aftermost - hindermost - backmost ## Antonyms - foremost - first - frontmost ## Related Forms - hind - hinder - hindermost ## Roots and Affixes - Root: hindan - Root: *hinder ## Etymology From Middle English hindmost, from hind ('rear') + -most (Old English -mest, a superlative suffix). ## AI Etymology Hindmost comes from Middle English hindmost, from hind ('rear') + -most (Old English -mest, a superlative suffix). The etymological trail includes Old English hindan and Proto-Germanic *hinder. As an adjective, hindmost describes what is farthest to the rear; last. The same family is visible in related forms such as hind, hinder, and hindermost. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown