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SUBORDINATE Antonyms

There are 15 antonyms of the word subordinate. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For SUBORDINATE

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boss
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person who exercises control over workers

• a person responsible for hiring workers

• a person who exercises control and makes decisions

• a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments

• a circular rounded projection or protuberance

adjective satellite

• exceptionally good

verb

• raise in a relief

leader
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person who rules or guides or inspires others

• a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers

main
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

noun

• any very large body of (salt) water

• a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage

adjective satellite

• most important element

• of force; of the greatest possible intensity

manager
nounn
noun

• someone who controls resources and expenditures

• (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

superior
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of high or superior quality or performance

• of or characteristic of high rank or importance

• written or printed above and to one side of another character

• having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit

noun

• the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes

• one of greater rank or station or quality

• a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth

• the head of a religious community

• a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

• a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character

adjective satellite

• (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by

• having a higher rank

• (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by

dominant
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• exercising influence or control

• (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar

noun

• (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale

• an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different

adjective satellite

• most frequent or common

chief
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person who is in charge

• a person who exercises control over workers

• the head of a tribe or clan

adjective satellite

• most important element

head
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

• a single domestic animal

• that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

• a person who is in charge

• the front of a military formation or procession

• the pressure exerted by a fluid

• the top of something

• the source of water from which a stream arises

• (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent

• the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)

• the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head

• a dense cluster of flowers or foliage

• the educator who has executive authority for a school

• an individual person

• a user of (usually soft) drugs

• a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

• a rounded compact mass

• the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container

• the part in the front or nearest the viewer

• a difficult juncture

• forward movement

• a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer

• the subject matter at issue

• a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

• the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint

• that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves

• (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk

• (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head

• the striking part of a tool

• (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship

• a projection out from one end

• a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum

• oral stimulation of the genitals

verb

• to go or travel towards

• be in charge of

• travel in front of; go in advance of others

• be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel

• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

• take its rise

• be in the front of or on top of

• form a head or come or grow to a head

• remove the head of

principal
nounn
noun

• the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

• the educator who has executive authority for a school

• an actor who plays a principal role

• capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

• (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement

• the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account

adjective satellite

• most important element

top
verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n
adjective

• situated at the top or highest position

noun

• the upper part of anything

• the highest or uppermost side of anything

• the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

• the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat

• the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

• the greatest possible intensity

• platform surrounding the head of a lower mast

• a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin

• covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)

• a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips

• a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance

verb

• be superior or better than some standard

• pass by, over, or under without making contact

• be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point

• be ahead of others; be the first

• provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)

• reach or ascend the top of

• strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin

• cut the top off

• be the culminating event

• finish up or conclude

insubordinate
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not submissive to authority

adjective satellite

• disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

commander
nounn
noun

• an officer in command of a military unit

• someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others

• a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain

• an officer in the airforce

independent
adjectiveadj
adjective

• free from external control and constraint

• (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

noun

• a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

• a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

adjective satellite

• (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

• not controlled by a party or interest group

superordinate
nounn
noun

• one of greater rank or station or quality

• a word that is more generic than a given word

adjective satellite

• of higher rank or status or value

verb

• place in a superior order or rank

supervisor
nounn
noun

• one who supervises or has charge and direction of

• a program that controls the execution of other programs

Alternatives for BOSS

Alternatives for LEADER

Alternatives for MAIN

Alternatives for MANAGER

Alternatives for SUPERIOR

Alternatives for DOMINANT

Alternatives for CHIEF

Alternatives for HEAD

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