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(verb) rank as less important |
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Related Words: grade, order, outclass, place, range, rank, rate |
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| 2. |
(adjective) lower in rank or importance |
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Synonyms: low-level |
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Antonyms: dominant |
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(adjective) subject or submissive to authority or the control of another; "a subordinate kingdom" |
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Antonyms: insubordinate |
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(noun) someone subject to the authority or control of another |
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Synonyms: subsidiary, underling |
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Related Words: follower, man |
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(adjective) (grammar) of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence" |
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Synonyms: dependent |
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(noun) a word that is more specific than a given word |
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Synonyms: hyponym, subordinate word |
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Related Words: word |
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(satellite adjective) inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary" |
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Synonyms: inferior, junior-grade, lower, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern |
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