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subordinate

sub·or·di·nate
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [adjective, noun suh-bawr-dn-it; verb suh-bawr-dn-eyt]
    • /adjective, noun səˈbɔr dn ɪt; verb səˈbɔr dnˌeɪt/
    • /səˈbɔː.dɪ.nət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adjective, noun suh-bawr-dn-it; verb suh-bawr-dn-eyt]
    • /adjective, noun səˈbɔr dn ɪt; verb səˈbɔr dnˌeɪt/

Definitions of subordinate word

  • adjective subordinate placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank. 1
  • adjective subordinate of less importance; secondary. 1
  • adjective subordinate subject to or under the authority of a superior. 1
  • adjective subordinate subservient or inferior. 1
  • adjective subordinate subject; dependent. 1
  • adjective subordinate Grammar. acting as a modifier, as when I finished, which is subordinate to They were glad in They were glad when I finished. noting or pertaining to a subordinating conjunction. 1
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Origin of subordinate

First appearance:

before 1425
One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin subōrdinātus past participle of subōrdināre to subordinate, equivalent to Latin sub- sub- + ōrdin- (stem of ōrdō) rank, order + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Subordinate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Subordinate

subordinate popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for subordinate

noun subordinate

  • accessory — Accessories are items of equipment that are not usually essential, but which can be used with or added to something else in order to make it more efficient, useful, or decorative.
  • adjunct — Something that is an adjunct to something larger or more important is connected with it or helps to perform the same task.
  • assistant — Assistant is used in front of titles or jobs to indicate a slightly lower rank. For example, an assistant director is one rank lower than a director in an organization.
  • backscratcher — an implement with a long handle, used for scratching one's back
  • bondman — a feudal serf

adj subordinate

  • adjunctive — that constitutes an adjunct
  • adjuvant — aiding or assisting
  • ancillary — The ancillary workers in an institution are the people such as cleaners and cooks whose work supports the main work of the institution.
  • appurtenant — relating, belonging, or accessory
  • auxiliary — An auxiliary is a person who is employed to assist other people in their work. Auxiliaries are often medical workers or members of the armed forces.

prep subordinate

  • below — If something is below something else, it is in a lower position.
  • beneath — Something that is beneath another thing is under the other thing.
  • less than — to a smaller extent, amount, or degree: less exact.

adjective subordinate

  • associate — If you associate someone or something with another thing, the two are connected in your mind.
  • baser — Music Obsolete. bass1 (defs 3, 4).
  • clerkish — Like or resembling a clerk.
  • derivative — A derivative is something which has been developed or obtained from something else.
  • junior — younger (designating the younger of two men bearing the same full name, as a son named after his father; often written as Jr. or jr. following the name): May I speak with the junior Mr. Hansen? Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Jr. Compare senior (def 1).
All 68 Synonyms of subordinate

Antonyms for subordinate

adj subordinate

  • all-powerful — An all-powerful person or organization has the power to do anything they want.
  • anarchical — of, like, or tending to anarchy.
  • apical — of, at, or being the apex
  • axial — relating to, forming, or characteristic of an axis

noun subordinate

  • big gun — If you refer to someone as a big gun, you mean that they have a lot of power or influence.
  • big guns — an influential or important person or thing: He's a big gun in science.
  • foreperson — a foreman or forewoman.

adjective subordinate

  • arch — An arch is a structure that is curved at the top and is supported on either side by a pillar, post, or wall.
  • ascendant — proceeding upwards; rising
  • centroidal — of or relating to a centroid
  • essential — Absolutely necessary; extremely important.
  • exalted — (of a person or their rank or status) placed at a high or powerful level; held in high regard.
All 76 Antonyms of subordinate

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  • subjunctive

    (in English and certain other languages) noting or pertaining to a mood or mode of the verb that may be used for subjective, doubtful, hypothetical, or grammatically subordinate statements or questions, as the mood of be in if this be treason. Compare imperative (def 3), indicative (def 2).

  • subordinating conjunction

    a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause, as when in They were glad when I finished.

  • addition

    An addition to something is a thing which is added to it.

  • appendage

    An appendage is something that is joined to or connected with something larger or more important.

  • assistant

    Assistant is used in front of titles or jobs to indicate a slightly lower rank. For example, an assistant director is one rank lower than a director in an organization.
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