Subordinate
Subordinate adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.
Usage example: his contention is that environment plays a subordinate role to heredity in determining what we become
Second-class and subordinate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Second-class" instead an adjective "Subordinate".
Second-class
Second-class adjective - Of little or less value or merit.
Usage example: a playwright who produced only second-class work when he turned his hand to poetry
Subordinate and second-class are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Subordinate" instead an adjective phrase "Second-class".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- humble and subordinate
- humble and second-class
- mean and subordinate
- mean and second-class
- unimportant and subordinate
- unimportant and second-class
- insignificant and subordinate
- insignificant and second-class
- inferior and subordinate
- inferior and second-class
- petty and subordinate
- petty and second-class
- lowly and subordinate
- lowly and second-class
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