Synonyms for backseat
ˈbækˈsitback·seat

Princeton's WordNet

1. backseatnoun

   a secondary or inferior position or status

   "tennis has had to take a backseat while his work is so demanding"

2. backseatnoun

   a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile)

Matched Categories

1. • Automobile
   • Inferiority
   • Seat

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1. List of paraphrases for "backseat":

   rear, closet, back

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How to use backseat in a sentence?

1. Eric Ulloa:

   Actors and Actors' Equity has always been at the forefront of these things, the fight against AIDS, discrimination and marriage equality. I just don't know why we're taking a backseat to this. Why are we not at the forefront?

2. Prince William and Prince George:

   Sitting in the backseat, singing away, it felt like a real family moment, and my mother, she'd be driving along, singing at the top of her voice. And we'd even get the policeman in the car, he'd be occasionally singing along, as well.

3. Tallahassee Police Chief Michael DeLeo:

   A weapon is found in the backseat, although the gun looks real, it's actually a pellet gun.

4. Bill Clinton:

   I take a backseat to no one.

5. Mary Barrineau:

   She grabbed it out of the backseat. She opened the door and just grabbed it and then she ran to her car and I ran after her.