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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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Her Pizza Hut outfit and a prop pizza box were folded neatly in the back seat.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

“Everything else is going to have to take a back seat to those priorities.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

When Estuardo Mazariegos was 22, he was pulled over by Los Angeles police officers who found a gun and ammunition in the back seat of his Nissan Sentra.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

As is typical with these congressional addresses, no matter who the president is, foreign policy tended to take a back seat.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

I bounced onto my half of the back seat and quickly felt restless.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen