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subordinate

/ subordinate /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
Type of:
assistant helper help
Kinds of:
bottom dog man second fiddle second banana
Derived:
subdue
verb Sense 2
make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
"Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"
Type of:
lower lour
Derived:
subsidiary underling foot soldier mastery subordination
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
rank or order as less important or consider of less value
"Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools"
Type of:
rate rank range
Kinds of:
outclass
Derived:
subsidiary underling foot soldier subordination
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
adjective Sense 4
lower in rank or importance
Similar:
adjunct assistant associate(a) buck under(a) secondary
Opposites:
dominant
See also:
inferior
adjective Sense 5
subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
"a subordinate kingdom"
Similar:
feudatory ruled subject dependent subservient submissive
Opposites:
insubordinate
See also:
submissive low-level
noun Sense 6
a word that is more specific than a given word
Type of:
word
adjective Sense 7
of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
"a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence"
Opposites:
independent main(a)
Domain:
grammar
adjective satellite Sense 8
inferior in rank or status
"the junior faculty"
"a lowly corporal"
"petty officialdom"
"a subordinate functionary"
Similar:
junior
Semantic Complexity
76%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
13
Total Relationships
44
Times Searched
1
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assistant helper help bottom dog man second fiddle second banana lower lour rate rank range