subordinate
ADJECTIVENOUNVERB
/səb'oʊdən,eɪt/
11 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
subordinate is a valid 11-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1U1B3O1R1D2I1N1A1T1E1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does subordinate mean?
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
(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”
SYNONYMS
2
Lower in rank or importance.
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3
Subject or submissive to authority or the control of another.
“a subordinate kingdom”
ANTONYMS
SIMILAR
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A word that is more specific than a given word.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
An assistant subject to the authority or control of another.
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BROADER
NARROWER
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Make subordinate, dependent, or subservient.
“Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler”
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BROADER
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2
Rank or order as less important or consider of less value.
“Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools”
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