Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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dependent | Yes | Yes | No | No |
subordinate | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
dependent (noun) | subordinate (noun) |
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a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) | a word that is more specific than a given word |
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another |
dependent (adjective) | subordinate (adjective) |
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relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed | lower in rank or importance |
(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence | subject or submissive to authority or the control of another |
addicted to a drug | (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence |
contingent on something else | |
being under the power or sovereignty of another or others | |
held from above and hanging down |
dependent (verb) | subordinate (verb) |
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make subordinate, dependent, or subservient | |
rank or order as less important or consider of less value |