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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Photos from the scene showed the 36-year-old being helped out of the back seat of a black SUV, surrounded by what appears to be broken glass.

From BBC

The feature that annoys me the most is the “check the back seat” alarm that goes off whenever I exit the car, having placed anything in the back, or simply having opened the back door.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yes, I understand that, in extremely rare cases, pets or children could be left inadvertently in the back seat.

From The Wall Street Journal

He imagines that Hamish travels with him in the back seat of his Rolls, and he takes care not to look in the rearview mirror: “Catching a glimpse of him would not be good.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The band’s success is injecting some energy into rock music, which in recent years has culturally taken a back seat to pop, country and hip-hop.

From The Wall Street Journal

back seat

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