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subordinate

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/suh-bor-dn-it/Word FrequencyCommon (4.41)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)

One who is subordinate.

In a Sentence

“Students can use subordinate to explain One who is subordinate..”

Published Usage Examples

“So I asked the students, what do you think about the term subordinate group?”

“This is super common in subordinate male loose affilitations.”

Year 12 Word List

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Origin

From Latin subordinate, past participle of subordinar ‘to place under’.

Common Phrases

. subordinateposition subordinateclause subordinateclauses subordinateofficers subordinaterole subordinate

Synonyms

inferiorjuniorreportunderlingunderstrapperbelittledenigratelesserdependent

Antonyms

bosscommanderleadermanagersuperiorsupervisorsuperordinateinsubordinateindependentmain

Related Words

inferiorjuniorreportunderlingsubordinate

Poetry examples for “subordinate”

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