/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of back burner Find synonyms for: Noun1. back burner, precedence, precedency, priorityusage: reduced priority; "dozens of cases were put on the back burner"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sumptuous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language