Secondary
Secondary adjective - Taken or created from something original or basic.
Usage example: history textbooks are secondary sources for historical information and do not represent original research
Secondhand is a synonym for secondary. In some cases you can use "Secondhand" instead an adjective "Secondary".
Nearby Words: second, secondarily
Secondhand
Secondhand adjective - Taken or created from something original or basic.
Usage example: memoirs filled with secondhand stories about show-business celebrities
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Synonyms for Secondhand
Secondary is a synonym for secondhand. You can use "Secondary" instead the word "Secondhand" as an adjective or a noun.
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Related pairs
- substitute and secondary
- substitute and secondhand
- consequent and secondary
- consequent and secondhand
- subordinate and secondary
- subordinate and secondhand
- vicarious and secondary
- vicarious and secondhand
- indirect and secondary
- indirect and secondhand
- derived and secondary
- derived and secondhand
- surrogate and secondary
- surrogate and secondhand
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