Haunches and Rear

Haunches

Haunches noun - The part of the body upon which someone sits.
Usage example: squatted down on her haunches to get a better shot of the ducks with her camera
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Synonyms for Haunches

Rear and haunches are semantically related in rump topic. In some cases you can use "Rear" instead a noun "Haunches".

Rear

Rear noun - The part of the body upon which someone sits.
Usage example: fell off her skates onto her rear

Haunches and rear are semantically related in buttocks topic. You can use "Haunches" instead a noun "Rear".

Nearby Words: rearmost, rearwards, rearward, rearer
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Rear and Haunches. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/haunches/rear
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Rear or Haunches. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/haunches/rear.
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