Synonyms for secondary
ˈsɛk ənˌdɛr isec·onda·ry

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1. secondary

   Synonyms:
   subordinate, inferior, minor, unimportant, resultant, induced

   Antonyms:
   primary, leading, important, prominent

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1. secondarynoun

   the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen

   Synonyms:
   secondary winding, secondary coil

   Antonyms:
   special, capital, major, primary, firsthand, first-string, basic, dominant, original, senior, particular, direct

2. secondary coil, secondary winding, secondaryadjective

   coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil

   Synonyms:
   secondary winding, secondary coil

   Antonyms:
   direct, particular, special, basic, senior, firsthand, capital, primary, dominant, original, first-string, major

3. secondaryadjective

   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, firsthand

4. junior-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, basic

5. secondaryadjective

   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, original

6. secondaryadjective

   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, particular

7. secondaryadjective

   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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1. secondaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   subordinate, inferior, not primary, not first-rate, not of the first order

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1. secondaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   subordinate, second, inferior, minor, collateral

2. secondarynoun

   Synonyms:
   subordinate, deputy, delegate, proxy, underling, auxiliary

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1. 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

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1. Jonathan DeSimone:

   On the primary side, there's probably a slight edge to loans. From a pure secondary to secondary standpoint, I think there is probably a slight edge to high-yield.

2. Thomas Merton:

   Love seeks one thing only the good of the one loved. It leaves all the other secondary effects to take care of themselves. Love, therefore, is its own reward.

3. Kumar Mangalam Birla:

   There are two roadblocks in the way of transforming India into an economic giant and one of them was education. I believe that if education is privatised at primary and secondary level, lot of our problems will be answered to,

4. Pete Basiliere:

   Parents will have a 3D printer at home for their secondary and post-secondary students taking design, engineering or arts courses, there is a vast market of consumers worldwide who have the means to afford a 3D printer for their home.

5. Raymond Bingham:

   What we have seen for years is that when secondary laws are passed in states that do not require seat belt use, usage rates go up considerably, another sizable jump is seen when states transition from secondary to primary enforcement. This is most likely attributable to people not waiting to get a ticket and feeling like their chances are much less, which they are, when a secondary law is in place.