Final
Final adjective - Following all others of the same kind in order or time.
Subordinate and final are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subordinate" instead an adjective "Final".
Subordinate
Subordinate adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.
Final and subordinate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Final" instead an adjective "Subordinate".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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First, Nyanma's final evil subordinate actually manages to get Hols and Drago killed when he collapses his lair as he dies, and Hols gets trapped and Drago doesn't manage to get Hols away in time.
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To protect his honor, Belzeb challenged God Raijin-oh to a final battle and exiled a battle-weary Taida to Earth to spare his subordinate from possible death.
Source: Anime / Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh -
Across the pond on Law & Order: UK, James Steel (who was given McCoy's habit of bedding his colleagues) and his subordinate Alesha Philips had considerable Unresolved Sexual Tension, to the point where their final scene made it obvious that he deeply regretted never trying to make a go of it.
Source: Sleeping with the Boss
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