subordinate
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
Types & categories
- helper hypernym
- associate hyponym
- bottom dog hyponym
- cog hyponym
- man hyponym
- second fiddle hyponym
Related & opposite
- subordinate derivation
- subordinate derivation
- subordinate derivation
- subsidiary derivation
Sense 2 verb
rank or order as less important or consider of less value
Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- subordinate derivation
- subordination derivation
Sense 3 adjective
lower in rank or importance
Related & opposite
- subordinate also see
- inferior also see
- dominant antonym
- status attribute
- subordinate derivation
- subordinateness derivation
- assistant similar to
- associatea similar to
- secondary similar to
- undera similar to
Sense 4 noun
a word that is more specific than a given word
Types & categories
- word hypernym
Sense 5 verb
make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler
Types & categories
- lour hypernym
Related & opposite
- mastery derivation
- subordinate derivation
Sense 6 adjective
subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
a subordinate kingdom
Related & opposite
- submissive also see
- subordinate also see
- insubordinate antonym
- feudatory similar to
- ruled similar to
- subject similar to
- subservient similar to
Sense 7 adjective
(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
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | subordinate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | subordinate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | subordinate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | subsidiary |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | helper |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | associate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bottom dog |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cog |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | man |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | second fiddle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | subordinate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | subordination |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | grade |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | outclass |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | subordinate |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | inferior |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | dominant |
| 3 | attribute | Related & opposite | status |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | subordinate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | subordinateness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | assistant |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | associatea |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | secondary |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | undera |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | word |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | mastery |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | subordinate |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | lour |
| 6 | also see | Related & opposite | submissive |
| 6 | also see | Related & opposite | subordinate |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | insubordinate |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | feudatory |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | ruled |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | subject |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | subservient |
| 7 | antonym | Related & opposite | maina |
| 7 | domain topic | Related & opposite | grammar |