[{"word":"subordinate","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"One who is subordinate.","synonyms":["inferior","junior","report","underling","understrapper"],"antonyms":["boss","commander","leader","manager","superior","supervisor"]}],"synonyms":["inferior","junior","report","underling","understrapper"],"antonyms":["boss","commander","leader","manager","superior","supervisor"]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To make subservient.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To treat as of less value or importance.","synonyms":["belittle","denigrate"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["belittle","denigrate"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.","synonyms":["lesser"],"antonyms":["superior","superordinate"]},{"definition":"Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":["insubordinate"]},{"definition":"(grammar, of a clause) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause","synonyms":["dependent"],"antonyms":["independent","main"],"example":"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”."},{"definition":"Descending in a regular series.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["dependent","lesser"],"antonyms":["independent","main","insubordinate","superior","superordinate"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/subordinate"]}]