Word Root: sub

under, lower than, close to, a little
Sample words for the root sub: suburban, subtle, subjective, substantial, subvert, subside, submarine, submerge, submerged, subsidiary, subsidize, subsistence, subspecies, subtract, suburbanite, subversive, substantially, subtraction, suburb, subdue, subsequent, subsist, substantiate, substantive, subterranean, subtractive, subdivision, subordinate, subsection, subsidy, subscribe. Each word has meanings and examples. Click their buttons to get sentences selected from classic works and modern media.

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 Words of sub
1 subdivision   Speak  
n. act of subdividing; an administrative division of a larger organization
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2 subdue   Speak  
v. quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
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3 subdued   Speak  
a. conquered; overpowered; becoming quieter; not glaring in color; soft in tone
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4 subjective   Speak  
a. occurring or taking place in person's mind rather than external world; unreal
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5 subjugate   Speak  
v. conquer; bring under control
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6 subliminal   Speak  
a. below the threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response
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7 submarine   Speak  
n. submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
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8 submerge   Speak  
v. sink; immerse; put underwater
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9 submerged   Speak  
a. underwater; living in poverty or misery; having been hidden
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10 submissive   Speak  
a. yielding; inclined or ready to submit
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11 subordinate   Speak  
a. occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
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12 suborn   Speak  
v. persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury
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13 subscribe   Speak  
v. write underneath, as one's name; sign to a document; promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount
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14 subsection   Speak  
n. a section of a section; a part of a part
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15 subsequent   Speak  
a. following in time or order; succeeding; later
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16 subsequently   Speak  
ad. in a subsequent manner; at a later time; accordingly; therefore
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17 subservient   Speak  
a. behaving like slave; subordinate in capacity or function
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18 subside   Speak  
v. settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
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19 subsidiary   Speak  
a. subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
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20 subsidize   Speak  
v. support through finance; fund
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21 subsidy   Speak  
n. direct financial aid by the government
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22 subsist   Speak  
v. remain or continue in existence; maintain life; live; support oneself
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23 subsistence   Speak  
n. something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
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24 subspecies   Speak  
n. a taxonomic group that is a division of a species
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25 substantial   Speak  
a. fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
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26 substantially   Speak  
ad. markedly; considerably; with the reality of existence
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27 substantiate   Speak  
v. establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
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28 substantive   Speak  
a. essential; not imaginary; actual or real
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29 subterranean   Speak  
a. hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
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30 subtitle   Speak  
n. secondary or explanatory title;  printed translation of the dialogue of film shown at the bottom of the screen
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31 subtle   Speak  
a. slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
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32 subtlety   Speak  
n. perceptiveness; intellectual activity; delicacy; quality or state of being subtle
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33 subtract   Speak  
v. remove a part from the whole
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34 subtraction   Speak  
n. reduction; deduction; removing a part from the whole
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35 subtractive   Speak  
a. involving subtraction; having the minus sign; tending to subtract
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36 suburb   Speak  
n. outskirts; usually residential area or community outlying a city
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37 suburban   Speak  
a. relating to a suburb; boring and having no excitement
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38 suburbanite   Speak  
n. a resident of the suburb; who lives in a suburb
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39 subversive   Speak  
a. tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
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40 subvert   Speak  
v. cause the downfall of; destroy property or hinder normal operations; corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
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