inferior vs subordinate

subordinate vs inferior

inferior and subordinate both are nouns.

inferior and subordinate both are adjectives.

inferior is not a verb while subordinate is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inferior	Yes	Yes	No	No
subordinate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

inferior (noun)	subordinate (noun)
a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character	a word that is more specific than a given word
one of lesser rank or station or quality	an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

inferior (adjective)	subordinate (adjective)
written or printed below and to one side of another character	lower in rank or importance
of or characteristic of low rank or importance	subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
of low or inferior quality	(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit
lower than a given reference point
falling short of some prescribed norm

inferior (verb)	subordinate (verb)
	make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
	rank or order as less important or consider of less value

Difference between inferior and subordinate

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