back door

NOUN

back entrance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

side door

WEAK

back entrance back stairs back way escape hatch indirect access means of entry postern postern door secret exit secretive or illicit method trap door trapdoor wormhole

Example Sentences

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And so it looks like that unlike Salah and Robertson last week, Konate will quietly exit through the back door.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Every year millions of dodgy apps and cheapo internet-connected devices ship with an unadvertised back door called residential proxy software.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Such software can give anyone—even hackers—a back door into your home network.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Gil hustled to the back of the store, opened the back door to the encampment, and called out to the entire population.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

He was practically frantic, jumping over obstacles and huffing hard by the time he reached the back door.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

back door

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