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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Private equity’s challenges have taken a back seat to private credit’s many woes.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

But the text was altered significantly after negotiations among states, with climate change taking a back seat to national security or industrial interests in many countries.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

The looming costs associated with keeping cities livable for residents can take a back seat to pension and debt payments—and remain invisible to investors in the $4 trillion muni bond market.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

She said he and his friend then got out of that taxi and into the back seat of the complainant's taxi.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The three little ones sat in the back seat, crowded together.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

back seat

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