subordinate
Meaning of subordinate
noun
One who is subordinate.
verb- To make subservient.
- To treat as of less value or importance.
- To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.
- Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
- Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.
- (grammar, of a clause) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
In the sentence “The barbecue finished before John arrived”, the subordinate clause “before John arrived” specifies the time of the main clause, “The barbecue finished”.
- Descending in a regular series.
Information about subordinate
- The plural form of subordinate is: subordinates.
- Languages in which subordinate is used:
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Hyphenation of subordinate
sub-or-di-nate
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- subordinate is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
subordinate synonyms
Meaning dependent:
Meaning junior-grade:
inferior, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern
Meaning subsidiary:
Meaning hyponym:
Meaning subdue:
Meaning :
junior, report, understrapper, belittle, denigrate, lesser
subordinate antonyms
Meaning :
boss, commander, leader, manager, superior, supervisor, superordinate, insubordinate, independent, main
Translation of subordinate
- French: subordonné
- Spanish: subordinado, subalterno
- Italian: subalterno, subordinato
Words that rhyme with subordinate
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