Big
Big adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Usage example: the big story that year was the assassination of the president
Nearby Word: bigness
Subordinate
Subordinate adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.
Big is an antonym for subordinate.
Both words in one sentence
- Big Bad: Maelstrom (while he himself is subordinate to Morganem, who isn't part of the council of six).
Source: Video Game / To The Bitter End - Related to Magic Countdown, the piece of dialogue where a harried subordinate needs to fire up the engines, activate a forcefield or solve the big case.
Source: Scotty Time -
Grim Fandango: Invoked almost word for word by the Big Bad in one scene when berating a subordinate for his failure.
Source: Enemy Eats Your Lunch
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