Capital and Subordinate

Capital

Capital adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Usage example: the capital goal of the effort is to assimilate the new immigrants

Subordinate is an antonym for capital in main topic.

Subordinate

Subordinate adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.

Capital is an antonym for subordinate.

How words are described

social social capital social subordinate
important important capital important subordinate
political political capital political subordinate
former former capital former subordinate
Other adjectives: dwarf, official, primary, last.
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