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subordinate

(s/@/b'/oU/d/@/n,/eI/t )

lower in rank or importance(adj.all)

Synonym:
low-level
Antonym:
dominant

source: wordnet30
subject or submissive to authority or the control of another(adj.all)

Example:
A subordinate kingdom.

Antonym:
insubordinate

source: wordnet30
(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence(adj.all)

Example:
A subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence.

Synonym:
dependent
Antonym:
independent, main

source: wordnet30
Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower or inferior position.(adjective)

source: webster1913

an assistant subject to the authority or control of another(noun.person)

Synonym:
foot soldier, subsidiary, underling

source: wordnet30
a word that is more specific than a given word(noun.communication)

Synonym:
hyponym, subordinate word

source: wordnet30
One who stands in order or rank below another; -- distinguished from a principal.(noun)

source: webster1913

rank or order as less important or consider of less value(verb.cognition)

Example:
Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools.

source: wordnet30
make subordinate, dependent, or subservient(verb.change)

Example:
Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler.

Synonym:
subdue

source: wordnet30
To place in a lower order or class; to make or consider as of less value or importance; as, to subordinate one creature to another.(verb)

source: webster1913

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