subordinate


Meanings

  • an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
  • a word that is more specific than a given word
  • rank or order as less important or consider of less value;
    • "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools"
  • make subordinate, dependent, or subservient;
    • "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"
  • lower in rank or importance
  • subject or submissive to authority or the control of another;
    • "a subordinate kingdom"
  • (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"


Scrabble Score: 14

subordinate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

subordinate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

subordinate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 17

subordinate is a valid Words With Friends word