Main and Subordinate

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Main

Main adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Usage example: this is the main point of the study—everything else is secondary
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Subordinate is an antonym for main in topics: chief, principal, absolute.
Nearby Words: mainly, mainline

Subordinate

Subordinate adjective - (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence.
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Main is an antonym for subordinate in lesser topic.
Nearby Words: subordination, subordinating, subordinated
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female female main female subordinate
male male main male subordinate
young young main young subordinate

Both words in one sentence

  • The Clan Outside of the Gotei 13 military organization, most of the "governmental" authority in Soul Society comes from the nobility, who have a strong feudal clan system with main and subordinate branches, sworn retainers, traditional territories, etc.
    Source: The Clan
  • Dragon-in-Chief Elysium: Kruger, who, albeit subordinate to Delacourt, is the main villain in the story.
    Source: Dragon-in-Chief
  • Dragon-in-Chief Leatherface is considered the main antagonist, even though he is clearly the subordinate of his family.
    Source: Dragon-in-Chief
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