Another word for subject
subject
modif.
Under rule
governed, ruled, controlled, directed, obedient, submissive, subaltern, servile, slavish, subservient, subjected, at one's feet, at the mercy of.
Dependent
liable to, contingent on, subject to, dependent on, open to, accountable to, answerable to; see also subordinate.
subject
n.
Matter for discussion
substance, matter, theme, material, topic, thesis, text, question, problem, theorem, motion, resolution, point, case, gist, matter in hand, subject for inquiry, item on the agenda, topic under consideration, field of inquiry, head, chapter, proposition, argument, thought, discussion.
A title
One owing allegiance
citizen, national, vassal; see citizen. See syn. study at citizen.
subject is the general word for whatever is dealt with in discussion, study, writing, art, etc. math is her favorite subject, her son is a frequent subject in her paintings; a theme is a subject developed or elaborated upon in a literary or artistic work, or one that constitutes the underlying motif of the work a novel with a social theme; a topic is a subject of common interest selected for individual treatment, as in an essay, or for discussion by a group of persons baseball is their favorite topic of conversation; text is specifically applied to a Biblical passage chosen as the subject of a sermon
subject
v.
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Another word for subject
In a position of subordination:
collateral, dependent, subordinate, subservient. See over, partTending to incur:
liable, open, prone, susceptible, susceptive, vulnerable. See likelyDetermined or to be determined by someone or something else:
conditional, conditioned, contingent, dependent, relative, reliant. See start
A person owing loyalty to and entitled to the protection of a given state:
citizen, national. See group, politicsWhat a speech, piece of writing, or artistic work is about:
argument, matter, point, subject matter, text, theme, topic. See meaningA sphere of activity, experience, study, or interest:
area, arena, bailiwick, circle, department, domain, field, orbit, province, realm, scene, terrain, territory, world. (Slang) bag. See territory
To lay open, as to something undesirable or injurious:
expose. Idiom: open the door to. See protectionTo make subservient or subordinate:
enslave, enthrall, subjugate. See free
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