Synonyms of breech

breech

noun

ˈbrēch 

1

as in seat

the part of the body upon which someone sits

plant yourselves on your breeches on that bench and listen to what I have to say

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seat
• cheeks
• tail
• bum
• rump
• posterior
• bottom
• rear
• butt
• behind
• backside
• buttocks
• fundament
• rear end
• beam
• buns
• fanny
• tail end
• bootie
• nates
• caboose
• booty
• haunches
• heinie
• stern
• tush
• keester
• can
• derriere
• duff
• derrière
• keister
• hams
• hunkers
• moon

2

as in pants

breeches plural an outer garment covering each leg separately from waist to ankle

the mounted riders look striking in their red coats and white breeches

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pants
• slacks
• trousers
• jeans
• pantaloons
• britches
• denims
• legging
• hose
• blue jeans
• cords
• corduroys
• cargo pants
• leggin
• baggies
• pants suit
• sweatpants
• pantsuit
• knee breeches
• knickerbockers
• bell-bottoms
• bloomers

Examples of breech in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, some settle into breech or transverse positions. —Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2024

The 52-year-old entered the Palace of Versailles, Paris, on a golf cart, dressed in breeches, a dressage tailcoat, and hard hat. —Bruce Haring, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2024

But when a baby is frank breech or in any other breech position, there is a higher chance of a complicated labor and delivery. —Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 25 July 2024

But many of the things LeBoeuf has learned while caring for and creating thousands of petticoats, breeches, robes and dresses — ranging in style from Egyptian to Elizabethan — can actually be quite helpful to those of us trying to keep our own, much more boring clothes in decent shape. —Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 11 July 2024