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Noun
S:
(n)
subordinate
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subsidiary
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underling
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foot soldier
(an assistant subject to the authority or control of another)
S:
(n)
hyponym
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subordinate
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subordinate word
(a word that is more specific than a given word)
Verb
S:
(v)
subordinate
(rank or order as less important or consider of less value)
"Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools"
S:
(v)
subordinate
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subdue
(make subordinate, dependent, or subservient)
"Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"
Adjective
S:
(adj)
subordinate
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low-level
(lower in rank or importance)
S:
(adj)
subordinate
(subject or submissive to authority or the control of another)
"a subordinate kingdom"
see also
similar to
antonym
S:
(adj)
dependent
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subordinate
((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"