verb rank or order as less important or consider of less value.
verb make subordinate, dependent, or subservient.
— synonyms: subdue
noun an assistant subject to the authority or control of another.
— synonyms: subsidiary, underling, foot_soldier
noun a word that is more specific than a given word.
— synonyms: hyponym, subordinate_word
adjective lower in rank or importance.
— synonyms: low-level
adjective subject or submissive to authority or the control of another.
adjective (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence.
— synonyms: dependent
Examples
“In the sentence “The barbecue finished before John arrived”, the subordinate clause “before John arrived” specifies the time of the main clause, “The barbecue finished”.”