/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of second fiddle Find synonyms for: Noun1. second fiddle, second banana, subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldierusage: someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role2. second fiddle, function, office, part, roleusage: a secondary role or function; "he hated to play second fiddle to anyone"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: languid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language