Words Like SUBALTERN

We have put together a list of words that are similar to SUBALTERN.

6 Alternative Words Similar to subaltern

1 Lowly Adjective      Synonym Words Like Lowly
2 Secondary Adjective      Synonym Words Like Secondary
3 Inferior Adjective      Synonym Words Like Inferior
4 Petty Adjective      Synonym Words Like Petty
5 Subordinate Adjective      Synonym Words Like Subordinate
6 Junior Adjective      Similar Words Like Junior

4 examples of subaltern

1 a subaltern officer
2 petty officialdom
3 a subordinate functionary
4 a lowly corporal

10 definitions of subaltern

1 Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain.
2 Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition.
3 A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain.
4 A subaltern proposition.
5 inferior in rank or status
6 a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
7 Lower in position or rank; secondary.
8 Chiefly British Holding a military rank just below that of captain.
9 Logic In the relation of a particular proposition to a universal with the same subject, predicate, and quality.
10 A subordinate.
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