Subordinate

Pronunciation

Adjective and Noun

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Verb

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Adjective

1. If something is subordinate, it is less important than someone or something else.

   Keeping our natural world healthy remains subordinate to the health of the economy.

   In society a dominant group often ignores the wishes of subordinate groups.

Synonyms

• minor
• lesser
• lower

Antonyms

• major
• main
• dominant
• upper
• superordinate

Related words

• subordinate clause

Noun

1. Template:Countable A subordinate is someone who is at a lower position in an organization.

   A good manager will talk with her subordinates before making most decisions.

Antonyms

• superior
• boss

Verb

1. Template:Transitive If you subordinate $x$ to $y$, you give less importance to $x$ and more to $y$.

   When he fell in love, everything else was subordinated to it.

Related words

• subordination