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

From BBC

"The decision to end life must rest with the patient," he argued, adding that medical paternalism long ago took a back seat in Canada.

From Barron's

Ride in a cab in New York City and you will see, affixed to the safety barrier separating the driver from the back seat, this admonition: “Attention: Assaulting A Driver Is Punishable By Up To Twenty-Five Years in Prison.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“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

back seat

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