Back and Hither

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Back

Back adjective - Being at or in the part of something opposite the front part.
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Hither is an antonym for back.
Nearby Words: backward, backing, backed, backside, backwards

Hither

Hither adjective - Being the less far of two.
Usage example: we began to explore the hither bank while our companions crossed the creek to explore the yonder bank
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Back is an antonym for hither.
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  • At the end of Back to the Future Part III, as Doc Brown talks to Jennifer, his younger son, Verne, issues a come hither gesture and points to his personal flux capacitor.
    Source: Creepy Child / Live-Action Films
  • Hither and thither - to and fro, back and forth, up and down, in and out.
    Source: Hurricane of Euphemisms
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