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Synonyms for secondary
ˈsɛk ənˌdɛr isec·onda·ry
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
secondary
Synonyms:
subordinate, inferior, minor, unimportant, resultant, induced
Princeton's WordNet
secondarynoun
the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
Synonyms:
secondary winding, secondary coilAntonyms:
special, capital, major, primary, firsthand, first-string, basic, dominant, original, senior, particular, directsecondary coil, secondary winding, secondaryadjective
coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
Synonyms:
secondary winding, secondary coilAntonyms:
direct, particular, special, basic, senior, firsthand, capital, primary, dominant, original, first-string, majorsecondaryadjective
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, firsthandjunior-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, basicsecondaryadjective
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, originalsecondaryadjective
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, particularsecondaryadjective
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
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
secondaryadjective
Synonyms:
subordinate, inferior, not primary, not first-rate, not of the first order
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
secondaryadjective
Synonyms:
subordinate, second, inferior, minor, collateralsecondarynoun
Synonyms:
subordinate, deputy, delegate, proxy, underling, auxiliary
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#164 | high | |
#165 | school | |
#486 | second | |
#551 | side | |
#655 | child | |
#1477 | output | |
#1614 | medium | |
#1733 | sub | |
#2673 | minor | |
#2766 | secondary | |
#5223 | induced | |
#7868 | subsidiary | |
#10442 | derivative | |
#13621 | incidental | |
#14475 | coarse | |
#15200 | inferior | |
#18269 | ancillary | |
#18868 | subordinate | |
#23002 | resultant | |
#24143 | secondhand | |
#29312 | follower | |
#32026 | unimportant | |
#37657 | lowly | |
#123625 | subaltern | |
#126975 | secondaire | |
#150532 | secundaria | |
#228649 | secondaires | |
#242285 | sublocation |
How to use secondary in a sentence?
Noise is the bane of modern life and a major health issue. It hurts people like secondary smoking does.
When you lie on your back, mucus collects in your sinus cavities, which can lead to secondary infections or chronic sinusitis.
Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan:
My creator cannot create me in a way that I am subservient to another human being. My creator cannot make me secondary to a man just because I'm a woman, that gave me strength to question patriarchal attitudes. I'm equal to anybody in this world.
Glendale Police Officer Tiffany Ngalula:
With a scene of this magnitude, we are going to take our time with secondary searches.
It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic, is of altogether secondary importance, and that, in the end, progress is accomplished by the man who does things.
Translations for secondary
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- secundari, secundàriaCatalan, Valencian
- sekundærDanish
- sekundärGerman
- δευτερεύωνGreek
- secundarioSpanish
- secondaireFrench
- dàrnach, dàrna ite sgèithScottish Gaelic
- माध्यमिकHindi
- sekunderIndonesian
- 二次的Japanese
- plaatsvervangend, plaatsvervangende, secundairDutch
- secundarRomanian
- вторичныйRussian
- ikincilTurkish
- צווייטיקYiddish
- 次要Chinese
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