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Definitions

back-to-back

ADJECTIVE
next
Synonyms
STRONGEST
later
WEAK
abutting adjacent adjoining after alongside attached beside close closest coming consequent coterminous ensuing following hard by meeting nearest neighboring on the side proximate side-by-side subsequent succeeding touching
Antonyms
WEAK
earlier preceding previous

Example Sentences

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Staff at a business in Swansea have said it was "absolutely nuts" to have American rapper Snoop Dogg perform a full hour private set of "back to back classics" in their canteen.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Only three other acts have gone back to back in record of the year: Billie Eilish, U2 and the late Roberta Flack.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

They are such quick reads that I couldn’t even tell you which one I’m specifically reading right now, because I will just read them back to back to back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Netflix stock is 29% off its most recent 52-week high, and shares have not scored back to back winning streaks in three months.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

She turned so the two of them were back to back.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.