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SUBJECT

(noun, adj.sat, verb, adj.)

Definitions

There are 18 meanings of the word Subject.

How to pronounce subject:

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Subject - as a noun

The subject matter of a conversation or discussion

Example: "He didn't want to discuss that subject"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
themetopic
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
contentmessagesubject mattersubstance
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation

Example: "A moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
contentdepicted object

Some situation or event that is thought about

Example: "He kept drifting off the topic"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
issuemattertopic
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
cognitive contentcontentmental object
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

(grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
constituentgrammatical constituent
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

A person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation

Example: "The subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
caseguinea pig

A person who owes allegiance to that nation

Example: "A monarch has a duty to his subjects"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
national
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
individualmortalpersonsomebodysomeonesoul
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

(logic) the first term of a proposition

Subject - as an adjective satellite

Possibly accepting or permitting

Example: "A passage capable of misinterpretation"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
capableopen

Being under the power or sovereignty of another or others

Example: "Subject peoples"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
dependent

Likely to be affected by something

Example: "The bond is subject to taxation"

Subject - as a verb

Cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to

Example: "He subjected me to his awful poetry"

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
affectbear onbear uponimpacttouchtouch on
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Make accountable for

Example: "He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors"

Make subservient; force to submit or subdue

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
subjugate
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
dominatemaster
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Subject - as an adjective

Likely to be affected by or to experience something.

Example: "He's subject to sneezing fits."

Conditional upon.

Example: "The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the state board."

Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.

Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.

Example Sentences

"Math is my favorite subject in school."
"The subject of the lecture was global warming."
"She is studying the subject of psychology."
"The teacher assigned the students a writing subject."
"The book explores the subject of love."
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Word Game Points

Is SUBJECT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, subject is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

SUBJECT has a SCRABBLE points total of 18.

Is SUBJECT a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, subject is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
SUBJECT has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 23.

Is SUBJECT a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, subject is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
SUBJECT has a WORDFEUD points total of 23.

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