Definitions

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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“Inflation has taken a back seat to labor-market data, despite remaining above the Fed’s 2% target for nearly five years,” Juneau writes.

From Barron's

Global consensus has taken a back seat to national security.

From The Wall Street Journal

As fourth-quarter Big Tech earnings approached, the usual discussions of sales growth and profits took a back seat to the flood of capital expenditures on artificial-intelligence data centers.

From Barron's

"These have been the worst weeks of my life," he said, adding that sport had "taken a back seat in recent days".

From Barron's

“I’m not quite sure what I’m trying to say by saying this now, but sport has taken a back seat in recent days,” said Lægreid, who won an Olympic gold medal in 2022 as part of Norway’s relay team.

From Los Angeles Times

back seat

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