I. noun
1.
Synonyms: citizen 2, national
2.
the basic idea or the principal object of attention in a discourse or artistic composition
the Puritans as soldiers of Christ was the subject of her paper
Synonyms: argument, head, matter, motif, motive, point, subject matter, text, theme, topic
Related Word: material, substance; problem, question; leitmotiv; core, meat
Contrasted words: elaboration, enlargement, enlarging, expatiation; development, explication
II. adjective
1.
Synonyms: subordinate , collateral, dependent, secondary, sub, tributary, under
Related Word: servile, slavish, subservient
Antonyms: dominant, sovereign
2.
Synonyms: liable 2, exposed, obnoxious, open, prone, sensitive, susceptible
Related Word: apt, likely
III. verb
Synonyms: expose 1, lay (open), uncover