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second fiddle

Main Entry:
second fiddle []
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: secondary role player
Synonyms: back seat, benchwarmer, low man on totem pole, reserves, second banana, second string, second stringer, second team, secondary role, understudy
Main Entry: subordinate
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person that serves another
Synonyms: aide, assistant, attendant, dependent, deputy, flunky, gofer, helper, inferior, junior, peon, poor relation, scrub, second, second fiddle, second string, serf, servant, slave, subaltern, third string, underling
Antonyms: boss, chief, leader, major, manager, master, superior
Main Entry: underling
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: subordinate
Synonyms: aide, assistant, attendant, deputy, flunky, gofer, helper, inferior, lackey, minion, peon, scrub, second, second fiddle, second stringer, serf, servant, slave
Main Entry: second banana
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: sidekick
Synonyms: assistant, chorus, deputy, runnerup, second fiddle, second string, second-rater, substitute, supporting role
Main Entry: inferior
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: less in rank, importance
Synonyms: back seat, bottom, bottom-rung, entry-level, junior, less, lesser, lower, menial, minor, minus, nether, peon, second, second-banana, second-fiddle, second-string, secondary, smaller, subjacent, subordinate, subsidiary, under, underneath
Antonyms: best, better, extraordinary, first-class, first-rate, foremost, superior
Main Entry: lesser
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: inferior, secondary
Synonyms: a notch under, bottom, bush, bush-league, dinky, insignificant, less important, low, lower, minor, minor-league, nether, second-fiddle, second-string, slighter, small, small-fry, small-time, subjacent, subordinate, third-string, undersized
Antonyms: greater, higher, major, superior
Main Entry: lower
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: under, inferior
Synonyms: bush-league, curtailed, decreased, diminished, junior, lessened, lesser, low, lower rung, minor, nether, pared down, reduced, second-class, second-fiddle, second-string, secondary, smaller, subjacent, subordinate, under
Antonyms: higher, important, superior
Main Entry: subordinate
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: lesser, supplementary
Synonyms: accessory, adjuvant, ancillary, auxiliary, baser, below par, collateral, contributory, dependent, inferior, insignificant, junior, low, lower, minor, paltry, satellite, second-fiddle, second-string, secondary, smaller, sub, subaltern, subalternate, subject, submissive, subnormal, subservient, subsidiary, substract, tributary, under, underaverage, unequal
Antonyms: chief, important, major, necessary, superior, vital
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