subordinate
adjective
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Synonyms & Antonyms for subordinate
Synonyms: Adjective
inferior, junior, less, lesser, lower, minor, smaller
Synonyms: Noun
Synonyms: Verb
conquer, dominate, overpower, pacify, subdue, subject, subjugate, vanquish
Antonyms: Adjective
greater, higher, major, more, primary, prime, senior, superior, superordinate
Antonyms: Noun
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Examples of subordinate in a Sentence
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About two-thirds of the way through, this nonsense comes to life for fifteen minutes when the point of view shifts to that of a subordinate character, an aging thug (well played by Laurence Fishburne) who is employed by the casino to spot card counters. — Richard Alleva, Commonweal, May 9, 2008 A reporter's right to protect a source is a subordinate matter that obfuscates the more important issue of violating journalistic integrity and responsibility when one becomes an agent, if not a pawn, of a mean-spirited and vindictive retaliation scheme. — Jon Duffey, Editor & Publisher, 13 Oct. 2003 She was thirty-three, furiously frustrated with her subordinate role in the studio—attending to the model's hair, makeup, and clothes—and chronically dissatisfied with her own pictures, which represented a different kind of woman's work. — Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2003 his contention is that environment plays a subordinate role to heredity in determining what we becomeNoun
Case in point: the dismissal of advertising chief Julie Roehm, accused of having an affair with a subordinate (also fired) and taking freebies from an advertising agency (also fired) in violation of company policies. — Bill Saporito, Time, 12 Nov. 2007 He ran an extremely unhappy headquarters. He tended to berate subordinates, frequently shouting and cursing at them. — Thomas E. Ricks, Fiasco, 2006 She also found it impossible to give negative feedback. As a consequence, her work and that of her subordinates started to suffer, and she was missing deadlines. — Steven Berglas, Harvard Business Review, June 2002 She leaves the day-to-day running of the firm to her subordinates. subordinates do most of the actual creation of the famous designer's clothing designsVerb
Clinton administration Trade Representative Mickey Kantor declared: "The days when we could afford to subordinate our economic interests to foreign policy or defense concerns are long past." — Lawrence F. Kaplan, New Republic, 18 Mar. 2002 The real reason, though, is that art survives life, and this unpalatable realization lies behind the lumpen desire to subordinate the former to the latter. The finite always mistakes the permanent for the infinite and nurtures designs upon it. — Joseph Brodsky, Times Literary Supplement, 26 Oct. 1990 it is one of the lessons of history that more powerful civilizations often subordinate weaker ones
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In one study that examined missing details, students noted about 80% of a lesson’s main ideas (level 1) but progressively fewer subordinate details: 60% of level 2 ideas, 35% of level 3 ideas, and just 11% of level 4 ideas. — Kenneth A. Kiewra, The Conversation, "7 tips on how to take better notes," 3 Sep. 2019 Just like centuries ago, a tenant is generally regarded as a subordinate to the landlord, who allows a tenant to occupy a property under strict conditions of a lease in return for extracting a rent from them. — Vuyo Radebe, Quartz, "Millennials are calling BS on the benefits of owning a home," 27 Aug. 2019 Blakely also faces a charge for soliciting a $1,000 wire transfer from a subordinate other than in the ordinary course of business, according to Marshall’s office. — Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al, "Limestone County’s 10-term sheriff arrested on ethics, theft charges," 22 Aug. 2019 Powerful people, often men, take advantage of those subordinate to them in myriad ways all the time. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Monica Lewinsky Is Producing FX's Impeachment: American Crime Story," 7 Aug. 2019 In a separate trial, the court reached its only other conviction, of Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, a prison commander who was subordinate to Mr. Nuon Chea and who was sentenced to life imprisonment. — Seth Mydans, New York Times, "Nuon Chea, Khmer Rouge’s Chief Ideologist, Dies at 93," 4 Aug. 2019 Computresses were subordinate to all-male teams of engineers. — Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, "Inside Apollo mission control, from the eyes of the first woman on the job," 18 July 2019 Opposition parties argue the single-mandate races favor the ruling party and say that Ivanishvili, Georgia’s richest man, is subordinate to Russia. — Madeline Roache, Time, "Georgians Have Now Been Protesting Russian Interference for a Week. Here's Why," 27 June 2019 There is also a contradiction between Mr Putin’s claim to be restoring Russian greatness and the increasingly obvious reality of its subordinate role to China. — The Economist, "Partnership is much better for China than it is for Russia," 27 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The president has been adept at shunting blame onto subordinates. — Washington Post, "Mexico’s “Teflon” presidency starting to show wear," 30 Aug. 2019 The president has been adept at shunting blame onto subordinates. — Mark Stevenson, Los Angeles Times, "In Mexico, Lopez Obrador’s ‘Teflon’ presidency is starting to show wear," 30 Aug. 2019