SECONDARY Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word secondary. (close relations)
secondarily
Best Alternatives
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| additional | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • further or added | ||||||
| auxiliary | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • someone who acts as assistant adjective satellite • functioning in a supporting capacity • furnishing added support | ||||||
| backup | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage • someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) • a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts • (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device • the act of providing approval and support | ||||||
| collateral | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • descended from a common ancestor but through different lines noun • a security pledged for the repayment of a loan adjective satellite • serving to support or corroborate • additional but secondary; auxiliary; • situated or running side by side • occurring with or following as a consequence | ||||||
| complementary | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments) adjective satellite • of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other • acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole) | ||||||
| subordinate | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • lower in rank or importance • subject or submissive to authority or the control of another • (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence noun • an assistant subject to the authority or control of another • a word that is more specific than a given word verb • rank or order as less important or consider of less value • make subordinate, dependent, or subservient | ||||||
| subsidiary | nounn | |||||
noun • an assistant subject to the authority or control of another • a company that is completely controlled by another company adjective satellite • functioning in a supporting capacity | ||||||
| junior-grade | ||||||
adjective satellite • inferior in rank or status | ||||||
| lower-ranking | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • inferior in rank or status | ||||||
| lowly | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • low or inferior in station or quality • inferior in rank or status • used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) • of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) | ||||||
| petty | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale) adjective satellite • inferior in rank or status • (informal) small and of little importance • contemptibly narrow in outlook | ||||||
| subaltern | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain adjective satellite • inferior in rank or status | ||||||
| secondary coil | nounn | |||||
noun • coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil | ||||||
| secondary winding | nounn | |||||
noun • coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil | ||||||
