DOMINANT Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For DOMINANT
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| submissive | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination adjective satellite • abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| inferior | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of or characteristic of low rank or importance • of low or inferior quality • written or printed below and to one side of another character • having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit noun • one of lesser rank or station or quality • a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character adjective satellite • lower than a given reference point • falling short of some prescribed norm | ||||||
| secondary | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate noun • the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen • coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil adjective satellite • inferior in rank or status • depending on or incidental to what is original or primary • not of major importance • belonging to a lower class or rank | ||||||
| defiant | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • boldly resisting authority or an opposing force | ||||||
| obedient | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority | ||||||
| rebellious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • resisting control or authority • discontented as toward authority • participating in organized resistance to a constituted government | ||||||
| recessive | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of or pertaining to a recession • (of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical noun • an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical | ||||||