Hyphenation of Subordinate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Subordinate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

Sub-or-di-nate

Definitions of Subordinate:

1.	An assistant subject to the authority or control of another
2.	A word that is more specific than a given word
3.	Rank or order as less important or consider of less value Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools
4.	Make subordinate, dependent, or subservient Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler
5.	Lower in rank or importance
6.	Subject or submissive to authority or the control of another A subordinate kingdom
7.	(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence A subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence

Synonyms of Subordinate:

adj	subordinate, low-level, adjunct, assistant, associate, buck, under, secondary, inferior
adj	subordinate, feudatory, ruled, subject, dependent, subservient, submissive, submissive, low-level
adj	dependent
adj	junior-grade, inferior, lower, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern, junior
noun	subsidiary, underling, foot soldier, assistant, helper, help, supporter
noun	hyponym, subordinate word, word
verb	rate, rank, range, order, grade, place
verb	subdue, lower, lour

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.