Synonyms for subordinate
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : adjective, noun suh-bawr-dn-it; verb suh-bawr-dn-eyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : adjective, noun səˈbɔr dn ɪt; verb səˈbɔr dnˌeɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for subordinate Other synonyms for the word subordinate
- ancillary
- baser
- below par
- contributory
- dependent
- flunky
- gofer
- helper
- inferior
- insignificant
- junior
- low
- lower
- minor
- paltry
- peon
- poor relation
- satellite
- scrub
- second
- second fiddle
- second string
- second-fiddle
- second-string
- secondary
- serf
- slave
- smaller
- sub
- subaltern
- subalternate
- subject
- submissive
- subnormal
- subservient
- subsidiary
- substract
- third string
- tributary
- under
- underaverage
- unequal
Définition of subordinate
Origin :- mid-15c., from Medieval Latin subordinatus "placed in a lower order, made subject," past participle of subordinare "place in a lower order," from Latin sub "under" (see sub-) + ordinare "arrange" (see ordain). Related: Subordinance; subordinant.
- adj lesser, supplementary
- noun person that serves another
- His subordinate officers may complain that they have had no fighting.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- His bitterness grew, and at last he turned on his subordinate.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- So he came at last to the distant camp of his subordinate comrades.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- But in the Phaedo the doctrine of ideas is subordinate to the proof of the immortality of the soul.
- Extract from : « Meno » by Plato
- A subordinate Grange for example is a community organization.
- Extract from : « The Farmer and His Community » by Dwight Sanderson
- All other requirements must be subordinate to this—even the instructor's mastery of the language.
- Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
- Gates was still present also, but in a subordinate capacity.
- Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
- We were in a most subordinate condition, and they made us feel it.
- Extract from : « That Boy Of Norcott's » by Charles James Lever
- He was the son of one of the subordinate officers of the Tower.
- Extract from : « Queen Elizabeth » by Jacob Abbott
- I am not sure that some of my subordinate characters were not drawn from life.
- Extract from : « Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II (of II) » by Edmund Downey
Antonyms for subordinate
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