Synonym Dictionary

Lower in rank, importance, or authority.

A formal legal order requiring attendance or the production of evidence.

Following later in time or order.

Excessively obedient or willing to put oneself below others.

To become less intense or to sink to a lower level.

Secondary or supporting rather than principal.

The minimum means or resources needed to stay alive.

Below the required or generally accepted level of quality.

To support a claim with evidence or proof.

A deceptive device used to conceal a purpose or evade a difficulty.

Not obvious and requiring care to notice or understand.

Seeking or tending to undermine an established system or authority.

To undermine or overturn an established system, authority, or accepted principle.

Expressed clearly in few words.

Juicy and tender, especially of food.

To spread through or over something, often with color or feeling.

Oppressively hot and humid; sometimes describing an intensely sensual appearance or manner.

Showing arrogant disdain or an air of superiority.

Concerned only with surface features rather than depth or substance.

One word family: also includes superficiality.

More than is needed or serving no useful purpose.

A higher level of quality, ability, status, or strength relative to something else.

To take the place of something earlier.

To take the place of someone or something, often by displacing it.

A person making a humble or earnest request.