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Subordinate

noun
Word Frequency: 8.4

Definitions

1.nounOne who is subordinate.
2.verbTo make subservient.
3.verbTo treat as of less value or importance.
4.verbTo make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.
5.adjectivePlaced in a lower class, rank, or position.
6.adjectiveSubmissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.
7.adjective(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”."
8.adjectiveDescending in a regular series.

Synonyms

inferiorjuniorreportunderlingunderstrapperbelittledenigratedependentlessersubservientsubmissivesubaltern

Antonyms

bosscommanderleadermanagersuperiorsupervisorindependentmaininsubordinatesuperordinate

Rhymes With

elucidatearticulatedesolatefacilitateprofligateexplicatedeliberatedelineate
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