SUBORDINATION Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

subordination

noun

sə-ˌbȯr-də-ˈnā-shən

as in obedience

a bending to the authority or control of another an oligarchy requires subordination by the masses to the will of a tiny elite

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Recent Examples of subordination This back-and-forth struggle to dominate American institutions testifies to their surpassing value and to their insusceptibility to permanent subordination. —

Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025 Instead, officials reinforce colonial subordination while deepening the vulnerability of immigrant communities. —

Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 16 Sep. 2025 The documentation should show the commercial rationale for the advance, a repayment schedule, any security or subordination terms, and actions consistent with a creditor relationship (for example, formal demands for payment, enforcement steps or arms‑length interest rates). —

Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025 Trump’s Oval Office subordination of the Europeans was stunning. —

John Seiler, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for subordination

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Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, commemorates the prophet Abraham, a figure central to Judaism, Christianity and Islam, for his willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God.

— Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
Former officers described courts issuing release orders that intelligence officials ignored with impunity, prosecutors pursuing cases without evidence and security agencies using prolonged detention, torture and public accusations to impose political obedience.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026