Definitions

back seat

Part of Speech:

All (3) Adjective (1) Noun (2)

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inferior adj.
rear n.
second fiddle n.

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

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back seat

So he took a back seat at a program that had turned three straight starting quarterbacks into Heisman Trophy contenders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Inside, they discovered several phones strewn around the back seat, with others on the floor wrapped in foil.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Today I can’t even take a picture of the place I waved at from the back seat of my dad’s car.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

"I headed out this way hoping things might be better out in the rural areas," he said, his young granddaughter shifting impatiently in the back seat.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Ranger Alford turns to face us in the back seat.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

back seat

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