Subordinate vs Hypernym - What's the difference?
subordinate | hypernym |
Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
* Woodward
Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by, authority.
* South
(grammar, of a clause, not comparable) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
To make subservient.
To treat as of less value or importance.
(finance) To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.
(semantics) A word or phrase whose referents form a set including as a subset the referents of a subordinate term.
Hypernym is a antonym of subordinate.
As nouns the difference between subordinate and hypernym
is that subordinate is (one who is subordinate) One who is subordinate while hypernym is a word or phrase whose referents form a set including as a subset the referents of a subordinate term.As an adjective subordinate
is placed in a lower class, rank, or position.As a verb subordinate
is to make subservient.subordinate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The several kinds and subordinate species of each are easily distinguished.
- It was subordinate , not enslaved, to the understanding.
- 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”.
Synonyms
* lesser * (sense) dependentAntonyms
* superior, superordinate * (Submissive to or controlled by authority) insubordinate * (sense) independent, mainSee also
* inferiorSynonyms
* (one who is subordinate) inferior, junior, report, underling, understrapperAntonyms
* (one who is subordinate) boss, commander, leader, manager, superior, supervisorVerb
(subordinat)Synonyms
* (treat as of less value or importance) belittle, denigratehypernym
English
Noun
(en noun)- "Musical instrument" is a hypernym of "guitar" because a guitar is a musical instrument.