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Antonyms

boorish, churlish, clownish, loutish, uncouth

1sub noun : a person or thing that takes the place or function of another : SUBSTITUTE

2sub noun 1 : a naval vessel designed to operate underwater : SUBMARINE

2 : a large sandwich on a long split roll with any of a variety of fillings : SUBMARINE

3sub abbreviation 1 subtract

2 suburb

4sub verb : to serve as a substitute

Synonyms

cover, fill in, pinch-hit, stand in, substitute, take over—more at COVER

sub- prefix 1 : under : beneath

2 : subordinate : secondary

3 : subordinate portion of : subdivision of

4 : with repetition of a process described in a simple verb so as to form, stress, or deal with subordinate parts or relations

5 : somewhat

6 : falling nearly in the category of : bordering on

List of self-explanatory words with the prefix sub-:

subacute

subagency

subagent

subaqueous

subarctic

subarea

subatmospheric

subaverage

subbasement

subcategory

subcellular

subchapter

subclass

subclassify

subcommittee

subcontract

subcontractor

subculture

subcutaneous

subdiscipline

subentry

subfamily

subfield

subfreezing

subgenre

subgenus

subgroup

subhead

subheading

subhuman

subkingdom

sublethal

subliterate

subminimal

subminimum

suboptimal

suborder

subparagraph

subparallel

subphylum

subplot

subpopulation

subproblem

subprofessional

subprogram

subregion

subroutine

subsection

subsense

subsoil

subspecies

substage

substation

subsystem

subteen

subthreshold

subtopic

subtotal

subtreasury

subtype

subunit

subvariety

subvisible

subzero

sub·al·pine adjective 1 : of or relating to the region about the foot and lower slopes of the Alps

2 : of, relating to, or inhabiting high upland slopes esp. just below the timberline

sub·al·tern noun : SUBORDINATE; especially : a junior officer (as in the British army)

sub·as·sem·bly noun : an assembled unit to be incorporated with other units in a finished product

sub·atom·ic adjective : of or relating to the inside of the atom or to particles smaller than atoms

sub·clin·i·cal adjective : not detectable by the usual clinical tests

sub·com·pact noun : an automobile smaller than a compact

1subconscious adjective : existing in the mind without entering conscious awareness

— sub·con·scious·ly adverb

— sub·con·scious·ness noun

2subconscious noun : mental activities just below the threshold of consciousness

sub·con·ti·nent noun : a major subdivision of a continent

— sub·con·ti·nen·tal adjective

sub·di·vide verb : to divide the parts of into more parts; especially : to divide (a tract of land) into building lots

— sub·di·vi·sion noun

sub·duc·tion noun : the descent of the edge of one crustal plate beneath the edge of an adjacent plate

sub·due verb sub·dued; sub·du·ing 1 : to conquer and bring into subjection

2 : to bring under control : CURB

3 : to reduce the intensity of

Synonyms

conquer, dominate, overpower, subject, vanquish—more at CONQUER

subdued adjective : lacking in vitality, intensity, or strength

Synonyms

conservative, muted, quiet, restrained, unpretentious—more at QUIET

subj abbreviation 1 subject

2 subjunctive

1subject noun [ORIGIN: ME suget, subget, fr. AF, fr. L subjectus one under authority & subjectum subject of a proposition, fr. subicere to subject, lit., to throw under, fr. sub- under + jacere to throw]

1 : a person under the authority of another

2 : a person subject to a sovereign

3 : an individual that is studied or experimented on

4 : the person or thing discussed or treated : TOPIC

5 : a word or word group denoting that of which something is predicated

Synonyms

content, matter, motif, motive, question, theme, topic—more at MATTER

2subject adjective 1 : being under the power or rule of another

2 : suffering a particular liability or exposure : LIABLE <~ to floods>

3 : dependent on some act or condition

Synonyms

usually