Subordinate

//səˈbɔːdɪnət//

Synonyms for "subordinate" (168 found)

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Closest matches (34)

Noun(1 words)
underling
Verb(1 words)
belittle

Strong matches (50)

Verb(1 words)
denigrate
Adjective(2 words)
dependentlesser
Adjective(1 words)
dependent

Related words (84)

Adjective(1 words)
low-level
Adjective(3 words)
pettysubalternsubordinative
Verb(1 words)
subdue

Related word relations

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11 relation types

More general

14 entries

Antonyms

6 entries

Synonyms

5 entries

Related terms

1 entries

coordinate

1 entries

derived

4 entries

has context

2 entries

is a

2 entries

manner of

2 entries

related to

11 entries

similar

22 entries

Showing 16 of 22 words.

Translations

143 translations across 35 languages.

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Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • tabe adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • второстепенен adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • зависим adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)
  • низш adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • подчинен adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)

Catalan

3 entries
  • subordinat adj (grammar: dependent)
  • subordinat noun (one who is subordinate)
  • subordinar verb (to make subservient)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • ژێردەستە adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 下屬 /下属 noun (one who is subordinate)

Czech

2 entries
  • podřízený adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)
  • podřídit verb (to make subservient)

Danish

2 entries
  • underordnet adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • underordnet adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)

Dutch

3 entries
  • ondergeschikt adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • ondergeschikt adj (grammar: dependent)
  • ondergeschikte noun (one who is subordinate)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • subigi verb (to make subservient)

Finnish

4 entries
  • alamainen adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • alamainen adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)
  • alisteinen adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)
  • alisteinen adj (grammar: dependent)

French

4 entries
  • subordonné adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • subordonné noun (one who is subordinate)
  • subordonnée noun (one who is subordinate)
  • subordonnées noun (one who is subordinate)

German

4 entries
  • nachgeordnet adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • nachgeordnet adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)
  • untergeordnet adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • untergeordnet adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)

Greek

4 entries
  • δευτερεύουσα adj (grammar: dependent)
  • εξαρτημένος adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)
  • εξαρτημένος adj (grammar: dependent)
  • υποτελής adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)

Hindi

2 entries
  • कनिष्ठ adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • कनिष्ठ noun (one who is subordinate)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • alárendelt adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • alantas noun (one who is subordinate)
  • beosztott noun (one who is subordinate)

Ingrian

2 entries
  • alain adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • alain adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)

Irish

4 entries
  • fo-ordaithe adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • fo-ordaithe adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)
  • fo-ordaithe adj (grammar: dependent)
  • íochtaránach adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 付属する adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)
  • 劣後する adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • 従属する adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)
  • 部下 noun (one who is subordinate)

Korean

4 entries
  • 부차적 adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • 예속되다 causative adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)
  • 예속적 nominal adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)
  • 예속하다 adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)

Latin

1 entries
  • subiectus noun (one who is subordinate)

Mon

1 entries
  • ကောန်ရဲ noun (one who is subordinate)

Māori

3 entries
  • awhenga noun (one who is subordinate)
  • pararau noun (one who is subordinate)
  • whakahāwini verb (to treat as of less value or importance)

Norman

1 entries
  • s'gondaithe adj (grammar: dependent)

Persian

2 entries
  • زیردست adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)
  • فرودست adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)

Polish

3 entries
  • podrzędny adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • podrzędny adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • podwładny noun (one who is subordinate)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • subordinada adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)
  • subordinado adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • subordinado adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)
  • subordinado adj (grammar: dependent)

Romanian

4 entries
  • subordonat adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • subordonat adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)
  • subordonat adj (grammar: dependent)
  • subordonată adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)

Russian

4 entries
  • подчинённый adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • подчинённый adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)
  • прида́точный adj (grammar: dependent)
  • подчинённый noun (one who is subordinate)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • potčinjen adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • potčinjen adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)
  • závisan adj (grammar: dependent)
  • за́висан adj (grammar: dependent)

Spanish

4 entries
  • subordinado adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • subordinado noun (one who is subordinate)
  • subordinar verb (to make subservient)
  • supeditar verb (to treat as of less value or importance)

Swedish

4 entries
  • underordnad adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • underordnad adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)
  • underordnad adj (grammar: dependent)
  • underordna verb (to make subservient)

Thai

1 entries
  • ลูกน้อง noun (one who is subordinate)

Turkish

4 entries
  • ast adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • niteleyen adj (grammar: dependent)
  • tabi adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)
  • bağımlı kılmak verb (to make subservient)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • другоря́дний adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • підле́глий adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)
  • підле́глий adj (submissive to or controlled by authority)
  • підпорядко́ваний adj (placed in a lower class, rank, or position)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • thuộc cấp noun (one who is subordinate)

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

All the other issues are subordinate to this one.

Source: tatoeba (274659)

I was stabbed in the back by my subordinate.

Source: tatoeba (298296)

He is able to subordinate passion to reason.

Source: tatoeba (304623)

We all live, at any rate for a time, and the majority of us always, in polygamy. Consequently, as each man needs many women, nothing is more just than to let him, nay, make it incumbent upon him to provide for many women. By this means woman will be brought back to her proper and natural place as a subordinate being.

Source: tatoeba (678679)

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