nnoun.personan assistant subject to the authority or control of anotherSynset:foot soldier subsidiary underling
Derivationally Related Form:subordinatesubsidiary
Hypernyms:assistant help helper supporter
Inherited Hypernyms:subordinateassistantworkerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:subordinateassistantworkerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:associatebottom dogcogmansecond bananasecond fiddle
Full Hyponyms:associatebottom dogcogmansecond fiddle
nnoun.communicationa word that is more specific than a given wordSynset:hyponym subordinate word
Hypernyms:word
Inherited Hypernyms:hyponymwordlanguage unitpartrelationabstractionentity
vverb.cognitionrank or order as less important or consider of less valueExamples:- Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools
Derivationally Related Form:subordinatesubordination
Hypernyms:grade order place range rank rate
Inherited Hypernyms:subordinaterateevaluatethink
Direct Hyponyms:outclass
Full Troponyms:outclass
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changemake subordinate, dependent, or subservientSynset:subdue
Examples:- Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler
Derivationally Related Form:subordinatesubordination
Hypernyms:lour lower
Inherited Hypernyms:subordinatelowerdevaluechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
adjadj.alllower in rank or importanceAttributes:position status
Synset:low-level
Antonyms:dominant
Derivationally Related Form:subordinatesubordinateness
Inherited Hypernyms:subordinate
Similar to:adjunct assistant associate secondary under
See also:inferior subordinate
adjadj.allsubject or submissive to authority or the control of anotherAntonyms:insubordinate
Inherited Hypernyms:subordinate
Similar to:feudatory ruled dependent subject subservient
See also:low-level submissive subordinate
adjadj.all(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentenceTopic:grammar
Synset:dependent
Examples:- a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence
Antonyms:independent
Inherited Hypernyms:dependent