lower in rank or importance

[ Syn: low-level ]

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

[ Syn: dependent ]

an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

[ Syn: subsidiary , underling , foot soldier ]

a word that is more specific than a given word

[ Syn: hyponym , subordinate 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

[ Syn: subdue ]