/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of second banana Find synonyms for: Noun1. straight man, second banana, performer, performing artistusage: a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian2. second fiddle, second banana, subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldierusage: someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary roleWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: effervescent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language