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

"I opened my eyes and I realised that I'm still alive and I'm underneath the back seat for some reason," she said.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

A week that saw stocks notch several days of record highs ended on a down note, as artificial intelligence optimism took a back seat to worries over rising interest rates and geopolitics.

From Barron's • May 15, 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

“During our last-day Field Day. But don’t worry,” he adds, reaching across the back seat to pat my knee.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

back seat

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