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subordinate

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore S words

lower in rank, importance, or authority

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Subordinate in a sentence

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

Synonyms
secondarysubsidiaryinferior
Antonyms
superiordominant
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Questions about “subordinate

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.

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