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Synonyms for secondary
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : sek-uhn-der-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛk ənˌdɛr i |
Top 10 synonyms for secondary
- borrowed
- bush-league
- consequent
- consequential
- dependent
- derivate
- derivational
- derived
- developed
- dinky
- eventual
- extra
- inconsiderable
- indirect
- lesser
- lower
- minor
- minor-league
- petty
- proximate
- relief
- reserve
- resultant
- resulting
- second
- second-hand
- second-rate
- small
- small-fry
- small-time
- subject
- subordinate
- subsequent
- subservient
- subsidiary
- substract
- supporting
- tributary
- under
- vicarious
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for secondary
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