Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb subordinate

2 senses of subordinate

Sense 1
subordinate -- (rank or order as less important or consider of less value; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools")
       => rate, rank, range, order, grade, place -- (assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide")

Sense 2
subordinate, subdue -- (make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler")
       => lower, lour -- (set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations")

Antonyms of adj subordinating

1 sense of subordinating

Sense 1
subordinating (prenominal) (vs. coordinating), subordinative -- (serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause; "`when' in `I will come when I can' is a subordinating conjunction")

coordinating(prenominal) (vs. subordinating), coordinative -- (serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction; "`and' in `John and Mary' or in `John walked and Mary rode' is a coordinating conjunction; and so is `or' in `will you go or stay?'")

Similarity of adj subordinating

1 sense of subordinating

Sense 1
subordinating (prenominal) (vs. coordinating), subordinative -- (serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause; "`when' in `I will come when I can' is a subordinating conjunction")