Head and Subsidiary

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Head

Head adjective - Highest in rank or authority.
Usage example: as head editor at the TV station for 17 years, he has hired and fired innumerable staff members
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Subsidiary is an antonym for head.
Nearby Words: heading, headland, headship, headband, headed

Subsidiary

Subsidiary adjective - Functioning in a supporting capacity.
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Head is an antonym for subsidiary.
Nearby Word: subsidiarity
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full full head full subsidiary
small small head small subsidiary
entire entire head entire subsidiary
main main head main subsidiary
Other adjectives: new.
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