The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word REAR which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Vanguard’s opposite crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| REAR | 100 % | 4 |
Why may REAR be the right solution?
The word "vanguard" refers to the leading position or forefront. The opposite of this would be the "rear," which refers to the back or last position. Therefore, "REAR" is the correct answer.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Vanguard’s opposite
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- rear
- lead
- trail
- treenware
- abreast
- front
- head
- top
- battle
- chandelier
- edge
- forefront
Crossword Answer definitions
REAR verb- To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.
- (said of people towards animals) To breed and raise.
- To rise up on the hind legs
- (usually with "up") To get angry.
- To rise high above, tower above.
- To raise physically or metaphorically; to lift up; to cause to rise, to elevate.
- To construct by building; to set up
- To raise spiritually; to lift up; to elevate morally.
- To lift and take up.
- To rouse; to strip up.
- To move; stir.
- (of geese) To carve.
- (regional, obsolete) To revive, bring to life, quicken. (only in the phrase, to rear to life)
- (of eggs) Underdone; nearly raw.
- (of meats) Rare.
- The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last on order; - opposed to front.
- Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.
- The buttocks, a creature's bottom
- To place in the rear; to secure the rear of.
- To sodomize (perform anal sex)
- Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost
- Early; soon
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