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Synonyms for secondary
ˈsɛk ənˌdɛr isec·onda·ry
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
secondary
Synonyms:
subordinate, inferior, minor, unimportant, resultant, induced
Princeton's WordNet
secondarynoun
the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen
Synonyms:
secondary winding, secondary coilAntonyms:
special, capital, major, primary, firsthand, first-string, basic, dominant, original, senior, particular, directsecondary coil, secondary winding, secondaryadjective
coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
Synonyms:
secondary winding, secondary coilAntonyms:
direct, particular, special, basic, senior, firsthand, capital, primary, dominant, original, first-string, majorsecondaryadjective
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"
Synonyms:
lowly, lower-ranking, junior-grade, subaltern, petty(a)Antonyms:
basic, original, primary, dominant, special, senior, particular, first-string, capital, direct, major, firsthandjunior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty(a), secondary, subalternadjective
inferior in rank or status
"the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
Antonyms:
dominant, major, direct, special, firsthand, particular, capital, primary, senior, original, first-string, basicsecondaryadjective
depending on or incidental to what is original or primary
"a secondary infection"
Synonyms:
lowly, lower-ranking, junior-grade, subaltern, petty(a)Antonyms:
dominant, firsthand, capital, direct, senior, particular, primary, special, first-string, basic, major, originalsecondaryadjective
not of major importance
"played a secondary role in world events"
Synonyms:
lowly, lower-ranking, junior-grade, subaltern, petty(a)Antonyms:
direct, primary, special, major, firsthand, original, first-string, basic, capital, senior, dominant, particularsecondaryadjective
belonging to a lower class or rank
Synonyms:
lowly, lower-ranking, junior-grade, subaltern, petty(a)Antonyms:
direct, major, senior, capital, original, particular, dominant, basic, primary, first-string, firsthand, special
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
secondaryadjective
Synonyms:
subordinate, inferior, not primary, not first-rate, not of the first order
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
secondaryadjective
Synonyms:
subordinate, second, inferior, minor, collateralsecondarynoun
Synonyms:
subordinate, deputy, delegate, proxy, underling, auxiliary
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "secondary":
secondaire, side, minor, secondary-level, secundaria, sublocation, secondary-school, output, high, high-school, secondaires, second-hand, coarse, medium, ancillary, second, derivative, sub-location, child, subordinate, secondhand, follower, school, second-round, incidental, subsidiary, sub
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#164 | high | |
#165 | school | |
#486 | second | |
#551 | side | |
#655 | child | |
#1477 | output | |
#1614 | medium | |
#1733 | sub | |
#2673 | minor | |
#2766 | secondary | |
#5223 | induced | |
#7868 | subsidiary | |
#10442 | derivative | |
#13621 | incidental | |
#14475 | coarse | |
#15200 | inferior | |
#18269 | ancillary | |
#18868 | subordinate | |
#23002 | resultant | |
#24143 | secondhand | |
#29312 | follower | |
#32026 | unimportant | |
#37657 | lowly | |
#123625 | subaltern | |
#126975 | secondaire | |
#150532 | secundaria | |
#228649 | secondaires | |
#242285 | sublocation |
How to use secondary in a sentence?
State Police Sgt. Glen Fifield:
Cars are reportedly crashing like' ping-pong balls' at crash scenes. Once one vehicle crashes, it's resulting in secondary crashes at the same location, please reconsider your necessity for travel this evening in #NWI as the roads are extremely slick. Especially bridges and overpasses.
We used to think of it as insomnia secondary to depression and anxiety, we call it comorbid insomnia now; they both impact each other.
Investors need to have confidence that the quotes for these securities are fair and accurate, without this confidence, a fair and liquid secondary market for these securities will not exist.
That is what we would call a secondary use of the tomb, and it might well have been a Christian place of meeting or worship.
Alef Education CEO Geoffrey Alphonso:
Wouldn't it be great if you could look at artificial intelligence and data to drive kids into the right careers, into the right choices for post secondary education ? if a student is doing really well at science, why not pique their interest in what it's like to be a scientist or an astronaut ?
Translations for secondary
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- secundari, secundàriaCatalan, Valencian
- sekundærDanish
- sekundärGerman
- δευτερεύωνGreek
- secundarioSpanish
- secondaireFrench
- dàrnach, dàrna ite sgèithScottish Gaelic
- माध्यमिकHindi
- sekunderIndonesian
- 二次的Japanese
- plaatsvervangend, plaatsvervangende, secundairDutch
- secundarRomanian
- вторичныйRussian
- ikincilTurkish
- צווייטיקYiddish
- 次要Chinese
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