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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1. Kevin Harter:

   We all felt for years that we took a backseat to the women's business, also, based on the growth you have seen in menswear, it was just an organic decision to that you had to play it up a little bit more.

2. Chief Executive Tom Kennedy:

   In my conversations with our global customers it is clear that short-term shift in economic growth factors have taken a backseat to ensuring the sovereignty and security of the nations that face the security threats.

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. 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.

5. Cipy:

   Youth makes poor judgment. Youth is driven by hormones. Reason takes a backseat to blind obsession with the opposite sex.