Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun backseat

2 senses of backseat

Sense 1
backseat -- (a secondary or inferior position or status; "tennis has had to take a backseat while his work is so demanding")
       => inferiority, lower status, lower rank -- (the state of being inferior)

Sense 2
backseat -- (a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile))
       => seat -- (any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down")