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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'subordinate'

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1. (noun) subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
Synonyms: marcher, infantryman, foot soldier, subordinate word, subordinate, hyponym, footslogger, subsidiary company, subsidiary, underling
Antonyms: overriding, paramount, insubordinate, preponderant, controlling, disobedient, predominate, superior, possessive, preponderating, dominating, governing, ascendent, contumacious, ascendant, rebellious, supreme, dominant, predominant, sovereign, unruly, mutinous

2. (adj) hyponym, subordinate, subordinate word
a word that is more specific than a given word
Synonyms: subordinate, subordinate word, hyponym, foot soldier, subsidiary, underling
Antonyms: rebellious, ascendant, preponderating, superior, predominate, mutinous, governing, controlling, ascendent, dominating, unruly, preponderant, predominant, overriding, dominant, contumacious, paramount, disobedient, supreme, insubordinate, sovereign, possessive

3. (adj) subordinate, low-level
lower in rank or importance
Synonyms: subordinate, low-altitude, dependent, low-level
Antonyms: ascendent, mutinous, preponderating, supreme, disobedient, insubordinate, dominating, governing, overriding, predominate, ascendant, superior, paramount, possessive, unruly, dominant, sovereign, rebellious, contumacious, predominant, preponderant, controlling

4. (adj) subordinate
subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
Synonyms: dependent, low-level
Antonyms: dominating, mutinous, superior, preponderant, possessive, predominant, ascendant, supreme, unruly, overriding, controlling, predominate, governing, paramount, preponderating, disobedient, contumacious, dominant, ascendent, sovereign, insubordinate, rebellious

5. (verb) dependent, subordinate
(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
Synonyms: pendent, drug-addicted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, low-level, subject, dependent, pendant, hooked
Antonyms: ascendant, rebellious, governing, controlling, sovereign, dominant, mutinous, insubordinate, predominate, dominating, unruly, superior, preponderating, paramount, contumacious, predominant, disobedient, preponderant, supreme, overriding, possessive, ascendent

6. (verb) subordinate
rank or order as less important or consider of less value
Synonyms: subdue
Antonyms: ascendant, unruly, possessive, paramount, controlling, governing, preponderant, dominating, mutinous, predominate, insubordinate, contumacious, preponderating, disobedient, superior, sovereign, overriding, ascendent, dominant, supreme, predominant, rebellious

7. (verb) subordinate, subdue
make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
Synonyms: crucify, surmount, curb, chasten, tame, stamp down, inhibit, overcome, subdue, reduce, suppress, repress, subjugate, master, quash, subordinate, conquer, keep down, get over, mortify
Antonyms: dominating, sovereign, preponderating, mutinous, contumacious, superior, ascendant, preponderant, predominate, disobedient, paramount, rebellious, controlling, insubordinate, overriding, possessive, dominant, ascendent, governing, supreme, unruly, predominant

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'subordinate'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. subordinate
An auxiliary is a person or thing that helps in a subordinate capacity. Allies unite as equals; auxiliaries are, at least technically, inferiors or subordinates. Yet the auxiliary is more tha
Synonyms: auxiliary, accessory, ally, coadjutor, helper, promoter, aid, assistant, confederate, mercenary, subordinate
Antonyms: antagonist, hinderer, opponent, opposer

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