Capital
Capital adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Usage example: the capital goal of the effort is to assimilate the new immigrants
Subordinate
Subordinate adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.
Capital is an antonym for subordinate.
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Subordinate and Capital. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/capital/subordinate
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