Subject — synonyms, definition

1. subject (a)

agreeable amenable answerable bent compliant conditional contingent cringing deferential dependent enslaved exposed given to inferior insignificant junior liable lower minor not loath • • •

2. subject (Noun)

affair aide argument assistant bailiwick basis body business case charge circumstance collateral concern content course dependent depicted object discipline field field of study • • •

subject (Noun) — The thing or area being discussed. ex. "he didn't want to discuss that subject"

subject (Noun) — Something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation. ex. "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject"

subject (Noun) — A branch of knowledge. ex. "teachers should be well trained in their subject" ex. "in what subject field is his doctorate?"

subject (Noun) — Some situation or event that is thought about. ex. "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"

subject (Noun) — (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated.

subject (Noun) — A person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation. ex. "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"

subject (Noun) — A person who owes allegiance to a particular nation. ex. "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"

subject (Noun) — (logic) the first term of a proposition.

cognitive content constituent content domain grammatical constituent individual knowledge base knowledge domain mental object message mortal person somebody someone soul subject matter substance term thing allometry applied science architecture area arts bibliotics blind spot bone of contention brief citizen communication theory communications communications theory compatriot divinity engineering engineering science escapology frontier futuristics • • • country land nation scene view

3. subject (Verb)

bow command compel control dominate endanger enslave expose govern guide imperil influence jeopardise jeopardize lay lay open lead make liable manage manipulate • • •

subject (Verb) — Cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to. ex. "He subjected me to his awful poetry" ex. "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills" ex. "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation"

subject (Verb) — Make accountable for. ex. "He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors"

subject (Verb) — Make subservient; force to submit or subdue.

subject (Verb) — Refer for judgment or consideration. ex. "The lawyers subjected the material to the court"

affect bear on bear upon dominate impact master refer submit touch touch on bacterise bacterize dragoon enslave expose give incur pass on put refract relegate return shipwreck submit vitriol

4. subject (Adjective)

capable

subject (Adjective) — Possibly accepting or permitting. ex. "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation"

subject (Adjective) — Being under the power or sovereignty of another or others. ex. "subject peoples"

subject (Adjective) — Likely to be affected by something. ex. "the bond is subject to taxation" ex. "he is subject to fits of depression"