Synonyms for secondary
ˈsɛk ənˌdɛr isec·onda·ry

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1. secondary

   Synonyms:
   subordinate, inferior, minor, unimportant, resultant, induced

   Antonyms:
   primary, leading, important, prominent

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1. secondarynoun

   the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen

   Synonyms:
   secondary winding, secondary coil

   Antonyms:
   special, capital, major, primary, firsthand, first-string, basic, dominant, original, senior, particular, direct

2. secondary coil, secondary winding, secondaryadjective

   coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil

   Synonyms:
   secondary winding, secondary coil

   Antonyms:
   direct, particular, special, basic, senior, firsthand, capital, primary, dominant, original, first-string, major

3. secondaryadjective

   being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate

   "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"

   Synonyms:
   lowly, lower-ranking, junior-grade, subaltern, petty(a)

   Antonyms:
   basic, original, primary, dominant, special, senior, particular, first-string, capital, direct, major, firsthand

4. junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(a), secondary, subalternadjective

   inferior in rank or status

   "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"

   Antonyms:
   dominant, major, direct, special, firsthand, particular, capital, primary, senior, original, first-string, basic

5. secondaryadjective

   depending on or incidental to what is original or primary

   "a secondary infection"

   Synonyms:
   lowly, lower-ranking, junior-grade, subaltern, petty(a)

   Antonyms:
   dominant, firsthand, capital, direct, senior, particular, primary, special, first-string, basic, major, original

6. secondaryadjective

   not of major importance

   "played a secondary role in world events"

   Synonyms:
   lowly, lower-ranking, junior-grade, subaltern, petty(a)

   Antonyms:
   direct, primary, special, major, firsthand, original, first-string, basic, capital, senior, dominant, particular

7. secondaryadjective

   belonging to a lower class or rank

   Synonyms:
   lowly, lower-ranking, junior-grade, subaltern, petty(a)

   Antonyms:
   direct, major, senior, capital, original, particular, dominant, basic, primary, first-string, firsthand, special

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1. secondaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   subordinate, inferior, not primary, not first-rate, not of the first order

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1. secondaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   subordinate, second, inferior, minor, collateral

2. secondarynoun

   Synonyms:
   subordinate, deputy, delegate, proxy, underling, auxiliary

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1. List of paraphrases for "secondary":

   secondaire, side, minor, secondary-level, secundaria, sublocation, secondary-school, output, high, high-school, secondaires, second-hand, coarse, medium, ancillary, second, derivative, sub-location, child, subordinate, secondhand, follower, school, second-round, incidental, subsidiary, sub

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1. Vladimir Putin:

   I think there was a very strong sense in their strategy that China was the' pacing threat,' as they called it -- everything else would have to be secondary, now that's clearly not the case.

2. Anna Kireeva:

   Large Chinese businesses are wary about secondary sanctions and are cautious about dealing with the Russian entities under sanctions or with the Russian market in general.

3. James Comey:

   My reaction to it is actually disturbing to me, which is kind of,' Eh, there he goes again.' I thought I was' Lyin' James Comey' now I'm' Leakin' James Comey'. But I kind of shrug and sometimes smile and laugh about it and then I have a secondary reaction, which is to be horrified at my own numb reaction, we have to remind ourselves the President of the United States of America is publicly announcing that people are committing crimes, that they should be in jail.

4. Jim Chirico:

   As bad as Covid-19 has been, it has increased demand for Avaya Spaces. The shift to working from anywhere is a multi-year cycle, growth is being fueled by offering people the capability to have more solutions for remote work. Voice is now secondary to video and the cloud.

5. Gus Faucher:

   This is a secondary impact from the pandemic. And it will slow the recovery as we see more layoffs ripple through different industries.