/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of subordinate word Find synonyms for: Noun1. hyponym, subordinate, subordinate word, wordusage: a word that is more specific than a given wordWordNet 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