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subordinate

noun

  1. One who is subordinate.

    Similar: inferior, junior, report, underling, understrapper

Synonymsinferior, junior, report, underling, understrapper
Antonymsboss, commander, leader, manager, superior, supervisor
verb

  1. To make subservient.

  2. To treat as of less value or importance.

    Similar: belittle, denigrate

  3. To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.

Synonymsbelittle, denigrate
adjective

  1. Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.

    Similar: lesser

  2. Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.

  3. (grammar, of a clause) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause

    "In the sentence “The barbecue finished before John arrived”, the subordinate clause “before John arrived” specifies the time of the main clause, “The barbecue finished”."

    Similar: dependent

Synonymsdependent, lesser
Antonymsindependent, main, insubordinate, superior, superordinate

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