Nouns (4)
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secondary
n. the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
secondary coil, secondary winding, secondary
n. coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
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Adjectives (12)
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secondary
adj. not of major importance; "played a secondary role in world events"
secondary
adj. belonging to a lower class or rank
secondary
adj. being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"
secondary
adj. depending on or incidental to what is original or primary; "a secondary infection"
high, secondary
adj. of the stage of education and schools preceding collegiate: "secondary school"; "high school"
junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(a), secondary, subaltern
adj. inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
Fuzzynyms (15)
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inferior
adj. of or characteristic of low rank or importance
accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary
adj. furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"
minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized
adj. limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
minor(ip)
adj. of the younger of two boys with the same family name; "Jones minor"
inferior
adj. of or characteristic of low rank or importance
Synonyms (24)
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insignificant, peanut
adj. of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians"
adjunct, assistant
adj. of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
associate(a)
adj. having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status; "an associate member"; "an associate professor"
buck
adj. of the lowest rank in a category: "a buck private"
proxy, deputy
adj. acting as substitute for another
ruled
adj. subject to a ruling authority; "the ruled mass"
subject, dependent
adj. being under the power or sovereignty of another or others; "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince"
subservient
adj. compliant and obedient to authority; "editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones"-G. B. Shaw
under(a)
adj. lower in rank, power, or authority; "an under secretary"
parenthetic, parenthetical
adj. qualifying or explaining; placed or as if placed in parentheses; "parenthetical remarks"
peripheral
adj. related to the key issue but not of central importance; "a peripheral interest"; "energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy"; "peripheral issues"
side, bye, by
adj. located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"
supplementary, supplemental
adj. added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"
minor(ip)
adj. of the younger of two boys with the same family name; "Jones minor"
younger, jr.
adj. used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father; "John Junior"; "John Smith, Jr."
Antonyms (13)
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primary coil, primary winding, primary
n. coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit; "current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil"
major
adj. of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways"
primary
adj. of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest"
first
adj. preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"
elementary
adj. of the first stage of education and schools: "elementary school"; "an elementary grammar"
middle, intermediate
adj. between an earlier and a later period of time; "in the middle years"; "in his middle thirties"
basic, introductory
adj. serving as a base or starting point; "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course"
primary
adj. "primary grades"
primary
adj. of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest"
secondary
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