What is another word for subordinate?
995 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ sʌbˈɔːdɪnət], [ sʌbˈɔːdɪnət], [ s_ʌ_b_ˈɔː_d_ɪ_n_ə_t]
The word "subordinate" refers to someone or something that is lower in rank, position, or importance. Some synonyms for this word which can be used in different contexts include assistant, junior, helper, underling, secondary, secondary, dependent, inferior, lower-ranking, junior, and subaltern. Each of these words has its own specific meaning and usage. For instance, an assistant refers to someone who provides help or support to a superior, while junior refers to someone who is younger or less experienced. Similarly, the word subordinate can also be used as a verb, in which case its synonyms include comply, obey, yield, surrender, and acquiesce.
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Similar words for subordinate:
- all (adjective)
- ancillary (adjective)
- auxiliary (adjective)
- clerical (adjective)
- collateral (adjective)
- dependent (adjective)
- derivative (adjective)
- incidental (adjective)
- inconsiderable (adjective)
- inferior (adjective)
- less (adjective)
- lesser (adjective)
- lesser, supplementary (adjective)
- low (adjective)
- lower (adjective)
- lowly (adjective)
- minor (adjective)
- minor-league (adjective)
- obsequious (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- parenthetical (adjective)
- petty (adjective)
- secondary (adjective)
- servile (adjective)
- side (adjective)
- subject (adjective)
- subordinate (adjective)
- subservient (adjective)
- subsidiary (adjective)
- tributary (adjective)
- unwashed (adjective)
- under (adverb)
- other relevant words (adverb)
- under (adverb)
- accessory (noun)
- adjunct (noun)
- assistant (noun)
- auxiliary (noun)
- buck (noun)
- deputy (noun)
- helper (noun)
- henchman (noun)
- hyponym (noun)
- inferior (noun)
- junior-grade (noun)
- lower-ranking (noun)
- minion (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- person that serves another (noun)
- servant (noun)
- subaltern (noun)
- vassal (noun)
- below (preposition)
- beneath (preposition)
- other relevant words (preposition)
- change (verb)
- lessen (verb)
- order (verb)
- overwhelm (verb)
- subordinate (verb)
- other synonyms
- incidental
- inexperienced
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Subordinate:
adj.
• all (adjective) • ancillary (adjective)- more incident,
- more appurtenant,
- most incident,
- more accessory,
- most satellite,
- more satellite,
- most appurtenant,
- most subsidary,
- more subsidary,
- co-incident,
- most adjuvant,
- co incident,
- more adjuvant,
- most accessory.
- more reserve,
- most backup,
- most reserve,
- more backup,
- most abetting,
- re serve,
- re-serve,
- supporting,
- more abetting.
- more office,
- most accounting,
- most typing,
- more scribal,
- more bookkeeping,
- clerkliest,
- more typing,
- most scribal,
- most stenographic,
- more clerkish,
- more accounting,
- most clerkish,
- scribal,
- clerklier,
- more stenographic,
- most bookkeeping,
- most office.
- most adjunctive,
- most confirmatory,
- re-lated,
- more under,
- more adjunctive,
- co ordinate,
- more confirmatory,
- subbest,
- subber,
- most under,
- sub best,
- sub-best.
- more depending,
- most humbled,
- re lying,
- un sustaining,
- most unsustaining,
- de based,
- more reckoning,
- more humbled,
- more abased,
- de pending,
- most abased,
- de-pending,
- most reckoning,
- provisory,
- re-lying,
- tied apron strings,
- more relying,
- most depending,
- de-based,
- more unsustaining,
- de-pendent,
- un-sustaining,
- most relying,
- de pendent,
- more counting,
- most counting.
- by-the-way,
- most contributing,
- more by the way,
- most by-the-way,
- more by-the-way,
- fluker,
- occasional,
- non essential,
- more contributing,
- most by the way,
- co-incidental,
- flukest,
- co incidental.
- second-string,
- entry-level,
- bottom-rung,
- most inferior,
- back seat,
- second-banana,
- second-fiddle,
- minus,
- entry level.
- more third string,
- more thirdstring,
- more third-string,
- in significant,
- more smallfry,
- most third string,
- smallfry,
- most third-string,
- most small fry,
- bushleague,
- most thirdstring,
- bushest,
- most smallfry,
- most small-fry,
- under sized,
- more small fry,
- more small-fry,
- thirdstring,
- third string.
- smaller,
- satellite,
- below par,
- lower,
- underaverage,
- sub,
- Subalternate,
- baser,
- submissive,
- insignificant,
- unequal,
- contributory,
- paltry,
- subnormal.
- in-consequential,
- most younger,
- twobit,
- in consequential,
- more younger,
- un-important,
- two bit,
- piddling,
- below mark.
- scratcher,
- incidental,
- small fry,
- pink collar,
- adjuvant,
- nickel-and-dime,
- small time,
- adjunctive,
- under control of,
- shoestring,
- smalltime,
- subject,
- bound by,
- sustained by,
- reliant,
- stenographic,
- derivative,
- incidental to,
- Supervenient,
- below the mark,
- lesser,
- penny ante,
- subsidiary,
- subsidary,
- side,
- at one's feet,
- small-fry,
- second-hand,
- subservient,
- lowly,
- under thumb,
- clerical,
- tributary,
- tied to apron strings,
- Non-essential,
- ancillary,
- regulated by,
- minor,
- collateral,
- appurtenant,
- Substract,
- second hand,
- not lineal,
- petty,
- less,
- confirmatory,
- obsequious,
- clerkish,
- busher,
- a notch under,
- Unsustaining,
- parenthetical,
- liable to,
- less important,
- inferior,
- third-string,
- Derivate,
- penny-ante,
- under-sized,
- co-ordinate,
- controlled by,
- in danger of,
- Bracketed,
- dependent,
- white collar,
- supportive,
- Clerkly.
- Inserted,
- most interposed,
- inter-posed,
- most bracketed,
- more bracketed,
- inter mediate,
- episodic,
- most qualifying,
- more interposed,
- more qualifying,
- in parenthesis,
- inter posed,
- by way.
- more pennyante,
- pennyante,
- more shoestring,
- more penny-ante,
- small minded,
- in essential,
- most nickel-and-dime,
- most shoestring,
- more pettifogging,
- more nickel-and-dime,
- more peanut,
- most penny ante,
- in-essential,
- scratchest,
- most peanut,
- most pettifogging,
- smallminded,
- nickel and dime,
- most penny-ante,
- most nickel and dime,
- narrowminded,
- narrow minded,
- more nickel and dime,
- most pennyante,
- in consequent,
- more penny ante,
- in-consequent.
- more resultant,
- more second hand,
- most second-hand,
- most resulting,
- most second hand,
- de-rived,
- more derivate,
- de rived,
- most derivate,
- in-direct,
- more resulting,
- sub sequent,
- more second-hand,
- in direct,
- most resultant,
- sub-sequent.
- humble,
- yielding,
- acquiescent,
- obedient,
- dutiful,
- deferential,
- biddable,
- Genuflecting,
- docile,
- groveling,
- feudal,
- attending,
- browbeaten,
- complaisant,
- servile,
- slavish,
- kowtowing,
- Subjected,
- devoted,
- willing,
- downtrodden,
- curtsying.
adv.
• under (adverb)adv
• Other relevant words: (adverb) • under (adverb)n.
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•
- part.
- co-conspirators,
- sub-ordinate,
- co conspirators,
- sub ordinates,
- coconspirators,
- co conspirator,
- in-sider,
- sub-ordinates,
- sub ordinate,
- in sider.
- benefactor,
- aide,
- helpmate,
- proxy,
- stooge,
- aide-de-camp,
- lieutenant,
- patsy,
- menial,
- abettor,
- helper,
- follower,
- partner,
- agent,
- accessory,
- attorney,
- associate,
- extra,
- functionary,
- Aider,
- junior,
- second,
- laborer,
- accomplice,
- hireling,
- servant,
- attendant,
- acolyte,
- employee,
- chaperone,
- henchman,
- auxiliary,
- backer,
- underling,
- flunky.
- buck.
- right-hand man-woman,
- right hand manwomen,
- para-professionals,
- right hand man woman,
- right hand man women,
- right-hand manwoman,
- para professional,
- right-hand man-women,
- right-hand manwomen,
- para-professional,
- righthand manwomen,
- para professionals,
- right hand manwoman,
- righthand manwoman.
- hatchet man women,
- yesperson,
- hatchet man woman,
- yes person,
- hatchet man-woman,
- hanger on,
- hatchet manwoman,
- hangeron,
- hatchet manwomen,
- hatchet man-women.
- nonstarter,
- loser,
- also-ran,
- born loser,
- turkey,
- dud,
- has-been,
- lemon,
- reject,
- underachiever,
- failure,
- second banana,
- flop,
- second fiddle,
- underdog.
- para sites,
- para-sites,
- para-site,
- bootlickers,
- para site,
- yes-man-women,
- yesmanwoman,
- yes-manwoman,
- yes manwoman,
- backscratchers,
- yes-manwomen,
- backslappers,
- yes-man-woman,
- yes manwomen,
- yesmanwomen,
- de pendents,
- de-pendents,
- yes man women,
- yes man woman.
- helot,
- hanger-on,
- minion,
- flunkeys,
- yeoman,
- Bondmen,
- sidekick,
- Liegemen,
- flunkey,
- bondman,
- serf,
- doormat,
- stall,
- liegeman,
- farmers,
- shills,
- doormats,
- partners,
- fawners,
- ESNE,
- liege,
- backslapper,
- paraprofessional,
- backscratcher,
- vassal,
- valet,
- dependents,
- adjunct,
- shill,
- freeholder,
- co-conspirator,
- deputy,
- lieges,
- domestics,
- reliever,
- helots,
- freeholders,
- paraprofessionals,
- bootlicker,
- insider,
- NATIONALS,
- assistant,
- Plants,
- coconspirator,
- fawner,
- subaltern,
- succorer,
- insiders.
prep.
• below (preposition) • beneath (preposition) • Other relevant words: (preposition)v.
• change (verb) • lessen (verb) • order (verb)- integrate,
- frame,
- pigeonhole,
- place,
- scheme,
- adjust,
- program,
- set,
- schedule,
- form,
- group,
- type,
- classify,
- marshal,
- systematize,
- rate,
- regulate,
- structure,
- settle,
- schematize,
- design,
- unsnarl,
- collate,
- establish,
- stabilize,
- chart,
- support,
- screen,
- sort,
- Methodize,
- plot,
- arrange,
- sift,
- score,
- rationalize,
- array,
- plan,
- prepare,
- maintain,
- categorize,
- cast,
- separate,
- shape,
- control,
- organize,
- fix,
- stratify,
- rank,
- grade,
- normalize,
- harmonize,
- unify,
- devise,
- orchestrate,
- order,
- balance,
- class,
- mediate,
- compose,
- right.
- blew out of the water,
- blow out the water,
- be-wilder,
- sur-prise,
- over-comes,
- up-setting,
- renders speechless,
- blew out of water,
- de stroy,
- blowing out of water,
- over coming,
- be-wildered,
- sur prises,
- de moralize,
- be-wilders,
- de-moralizing,
- sur prise,
- de-moralize,
- running circles around,
- blowing out of the water,
- over-powering,
- de-stroys,
- be wildered,
- de-moralized,
- over-coming,
- blows out water,
- blew out the water,
- be-wildering,
- over powered,
- de moralizes,
- blows out of water,
- rendering speechless,
- runs circles around,
- de-stroyed,
- sur prising,
- blowing out the water,
- over-whelmed,
- be wildering,
- over whelming,
- over comes,
- over-powered,
- blows out the water,
- up sets,
- sur-prising,
- blows out of the water,
- sur-prised,
- de stroys,
- be wilders,
- blew out water,
- over-whelms,
- up-sets,
- ran circles around,
- over-power,
- de moralizing,
- over powering,
- blowing out water,
- de-moralizes,
- be wilder,
- blow out water,
- de moralized,
- de-stroy,
- de stroyed,
- over-whelming,
- up setting,
- over come,
- over powers,
- over-whelm,
- up-set,
- de-stroying,
- de stroying,
- over whelmed,
- over whelms,
- sur-prises,
- over whelm.
Other synonyms:
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•
- henpecked,
- opposite number,
- phrase,
- counterpart,
- least,
- predecessor,
- workmate,
- co-worker,
- colleague.
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•
- tertiary.
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•
- confederate.
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•
- relief.
- subordinating,
- up set,
- overwhelm,
- render speechless,
- Subordinated,
- blow out of the water,
- run circles around,
- rendered speechless,
- blow out of water,
- overwhelms.
- hoi polloi,
- substitute,
- lead captive,
- zero,
- benefit,
- During,
- commonality,
- Annexed,
- chthonic,
- complementary,
- footling,
- submit,
- attach,
- trivial,
- simple,
- Girl Friday,
- commonalty,
- disfranchise,
- surrogate,
- in the shade,
- inessential,
- keep down,
- cog,
- retainer,
- nonentity,
- enthral,
- keep under,
- men,
- beginner,
- coadjutor,
- Of,
- bush,
- client,
- commonplace,
- devotee,
- cat's-paw,
- trifling,
- crony,
- number two,
- besides,
- second-stringer,
- staffer,
- so-so,
- chasten,
- fit,
- yes-man,
- mate,
- marginal,
- redundant,
- supplemental,
- reserve,
- base,
- mercenary,
- indirect,
- next,
- about,
- lickspittle,
- lower class,
- stand-in,
- superfluous,
- strung-out,
- match,
- bottom,
- footslogger,
- everywhere,
- subordinate word,
- excess,
- mediocre,
- qualified,
- modest,
- peripheral,
- other,
- assort,
- negligible,
- gofer,
- categorise,
- supporter,
- unessential,
- trash,
- mitigate,
- hooked,
- underprivileged,
- non-critical,
- vice,
- tolerable,
- lower orders,
- symbiotic,
- drug-addicted,
- gradate,
- afield,
- expose,
- de trop,
- chaperon,
- average,
- here,
- pupil,
- extraneous,
- liable,
- unneeded,
- crucify,
- poor relation,
- disciple,
- sort out,
- quash,
- lackey,
- tame,
- in leading strings,
- tangential,
- staff member,
- mix,
- Amongst,
- foot soldier,
- suppress,
- cipher,
- be worthy,
- partial,
- masses,
- riddle,
- trainee,
- nobody,
- just,
- in harness,
- escort,
- vulgar,
- unimportant,
- outclass,
- on,
- join,
- cohort,
- subsidiary company,
- deficient,
- ordinary,
- nether,
- deserve,
- Appended,
- chthonian,
- alternate,
- added,
- scrub,
- dispensable,
- usher,
- sieve,
- administer,
- subsidiary to,
- inappreciable,
- understudy,
- supply,
- pendant,
- vicarious,
- Into,
- easily,
- creature,
- expendable,
- take captive,
- Undermost,
- supplementary,
- ruled,
- mean,
- almost,
- ally,
- purely,
- Understrapper,
- mere,
- bolt,
- divide,
- pacify,
- cypher,
- aboard,
- size,
- lour,
- fan,
- substandard,
- baseborn,
- dependant,
- most,
- under control,
- hold captive,
- liege man,
- restrain,
- ahead,
- nearly,
- quell,
- sincerely,
- disadvantaged,
- little,
- overwhelmed,
- underneath,
- Suppletive,
- Among,
- lower order,
- forwards,
- uncalled-for,
- myrmidon,
- stipendiary,
- soften,
- Man Friday,
- mortify,
- inhibit,
- gratuitous,
- Against,
- marcher,
- subscript,
- inconsequential,
- plainly,
- additional,
- needless,
- gal Friday,
- under one's thumb,
- secondrate,
- absolutely,
- hold in bondage,
- directly,
- lightweight,
- overborne,
- picayune,
- piffling,
- curb,
- apprentice,
- where,
- over,
- younger,
- attached,
- next to,
- infra dig,
- after,
- approximately,
- dispense,
- unnecessary,
- repress,
- respectable,
- along,
- parasitical,
- promoter,
- Upon,
- infantryman,
- habitual,
- Homager,
- pendent,
- right-hand man,
- double,
- usherette,
- hold down,
- amenable,
- imperfect,
- passable,
- reduce,
- disenfranchise,
- around,
- minister,
- dogsbody,
- for,
- uneventful,
- fair,
- nothing,
- footman,
- adventitious,
- subject to,
- niggling,
- afford,
- simply,
- feudatory,
- overpower,
- troop,
- adscititious,
- demeaning,
- fiddling,
- make up.
How to use "Subordinate" in context?
Defining subordinate: A subordinate is someone who is below or subordinate to another person in an organization, regardless of their rank. TheOxfordDictionary.com defines a subordinate as: "A person who is below or subordinate to another person in an organization, regardless of their rank. The person may be a regular employee, an apprentice, or a student, for example."
Subordinate relationships can be helpful in organizing and coordinating activities. They also provide a foundation for trust and communication. However, subordinates can also suffer from inferiority complex and feel overwhelmed by the power and status of their superiors.
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Equivalence
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Adjective
subservient, Subordinated.
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Noun, singular or mass
subservient.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
affiliated, associate, consequential, contingent, dependant, dependent, low-level, nations-owned, first-instance.
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Proper noun, singular
less.
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Verb, base form
abdicate, relinquish, subjugate, surrender.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
answerable, auxiliary, conditional, incidental, junior, lower-ranking, menial, secondary, subject, lower-level.
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Proper noun, singular
junior.
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Noun, singular or mass
junior.
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Verb, base form
subject.
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Adjective
Hyponym for Subordinate:
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