Antonyms for secondary

Grammar : Adj

Spell : sek-uhn-der-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛk ənˌdɛr i

Definition of secondary

Origin : late 14c., from Latin secundarius "pertaining to the second class, inferior," from secundus (see second (adj.)). Of colors, from 1831; of education, from 1809. Of sex characteristics from 1780. Opposed to primary or principal. Related: Secondarily.

adj subordinate; less important
adj derivative

Example sentences :

We know what she was, and it is of secondary importance where she went or what she did.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

The world's opinion ought to be but a secondary consideration.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

What I am to my family, my country, myself, is all secondary.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

Whether it was just, or honorable, or kind, is a secondary consideration.
Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

It is especially the authorities of secondary schools who have raised opposition.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

But all these things are secondary, if education, which is the great matter, be duly regarded.
Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

The following of Miss Ford now became a matter of secondary importance.
Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks

This is a minimum of 20 feet for secondary roads and ranges from 24 to 30 feet for main roads.
Extract from : « American Rural Highways » by T. R. Agg

The argument is secondary, the finish of the verses is primary.
Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

So we may pass that evidence over, as of secondary importance.
Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini

Synonyms for secondary

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