back seat

ADJECTIVE

inferior

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lesser secondary

STRONG

bottom junior less lower menial minor minus peon second subordinate subsidiary

WEAK

bottom-rung entry-level second-banana second-fiddle second-string smaller subjacent under underneath

Antonyms

STRONGEST

superior

STRONG

chief important

WEAK

best better extraordinary first-class first-rate foremost

NOUN

rear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

back back door back end backside bottom butt rear end tail

STRONG

behind buttocks end heel hind hindquarters posterior postern rearward reverse rump seat stern tailpiece tush

WEAK

afterpart hind part rear guard tail end

Antonyms

STRONGEST

front

WEAK

beginning

NOUN

second fiddle

Synonyms

WEAK

benchwarmer low man on totem pole reserves second banana second string second stringer second team secondary role understudy

Example Sentences

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But US firms worry longstanding issues like expanding market access might be taking a back seat as economic ties shift.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

When we finally went back two weeks later, they were all quietly reading in the back seat.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The children watched the whole thing from the back seat.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2026

It is almost a year since Peaty, who got married while swimming took a back seat, confirmed he will go again.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

His friends in the passenger seat and the back seat are as silent as stones.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender