subordinate

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore S words

lower in rank, importance, or authority

In a sentence

Subordinate in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing subordinate in a sentence.

Personal ambition was kept subordinate to the team's goals.

Synonyms

secondarysubsidiaryinferior

Antonyms

superiordominant

Keep going

to deliberately damage or obstruct something, especially in secret

an intensely sweet, calorie-free artificial sweetener

excessively sweet or sentimental in a cloying way

regarded as too important or sacred to be altered or criticized

having keen practical judgment and discernment

soundness of judgment and acuteness of discernment

most noticeable or important; standing out prominently

of a sickly yellowish or pale complexion

Common questions

Subordinate (adjective) means lower in rank, importance, or authority

Here is subordinate used in an example sentence: "Personal ambition was kept subordinate to the team's goals."

Common synonyms for subordinate include secondary, subsidiary, inferior.

Antonyms of subordinate include superior, dominant.

Subordinate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.