Meanings
adjectiveback to back (not comparable)
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of back-to-back.
adverbback to back (not comparable)
- idiomaticnot comparableConsecutively; one after the other.
The next two series entries, shot back to back, return to present day and continue to portray the puppets as good guys.
2001, Richard B. Armstrong, Mary Willems Armstrong, Encyclopedia of Film Themes, Settings and Series, page 163
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbWith one's back facing that of somebody else.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 背對背 /背对背
- 背對背 /背对背 (bèi duì bèi)with back facing somebody else's back
Dutch rug aan rug, rug tegen rug
- rug aan rugwith back facing somebody else's back
- rug tegen rugwith back facing somebody else's back
Finnish seläkkäin, selätysten
- seläkkäinwith back facing somebody else's back
- selätystenwith back facing somebody else's back
French dos à dos
- dos à doswith back facing somebody else's back
Italian dorso a dorso, schiena contro schiena
- dorso a dorsowith back facing somebody else's back
- schiena contro schienawith back facing somebody else's back
Spanish a la hila
- a la hilaconsecutively
Turkish sırt sırta
- sırt sırtawith back facing somebody else's back
Welsh ôl yn ôl
- ôl yn ôlconsecutively
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APA
back to back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20to%20back
MLA
“back to back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20to%20back. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back to back,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20to%20back.
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