High
High adjective - Highest in rank or authority.
Usage example: lord high executioner
Nearby Word: highly
Subordinate
Subordinate adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.
High is an antonym for subordinate.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Quantum Vibe: while riding a Space Elevator Bobinardi asks a female subordinate if she's considered joining the "thousand mile high club"
Source: Mile-High Club -
In the original film, Vader was a widely feared Imperial enforcer, but he was also clearly Tarkin's subordinate, there were a few high-level Imperials who openly defied him, and there was no indication that he was the Emperor's unchallenged second-in-command.
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