subnormal, adj. 1. inferior, low, too low, under the required level, insufficient, inadequate; below par, below normal, less than average, not up to standards, not up to snuff, second-rate, low-grade; shoddy, slipshod, rickety, cheap, dime-store, bargain-basement, Inf. junky, U.S. Inf. cheesy, Brit. SI. humpty; bad, awful, terrible, abysmal, wretched, miserable, sorry, dismal, Inf. lousy, Si. crappy; shabby, sleazy, seedy, raunchy, squalid, grubstreet.
2. retarded, slow, dull, dull-witted, dim-witted, feebleminded, weak-minded, of low intelligence, unintelligent, stupid, imbecilic, moronic, Inf. dumb; half-witted, not all there, deficient, lacking, unsound, incompetent, infirm, senile, Inf. dotty; psychologically or emotionally disturbed, maladjusted, unbalanced, neurotic, psychotic; abnormal, aberrant.
subordinate, adj. 1. subaltern, junior, lower, inferior, second-class, less than, below, under; subservient, subject, dependent.
2. secondary, auxiliary, accessory, ancillary, subsidiary. -n. 3. subaltern, junior, underling, inferior, second fiddle; hireling, employee, hired hand or help; dependent, subject, vassal, servant, slave, serf.
subordination, n. 1. inferiority, lesser standing, in ferior status, secondary position, second fiddle; lowliness, subservience, subserviency.
2. servility, slavishness, submissiveness, docility, unassertiveness; obsequiousness, abjection, obeisance, prostration; self-abasement, groveling, crawling, creeping, crouching.
sub rosa, adv. confidentially, in confidence, just between you and me, just between the two of us, just between you and me and the lamppost, entre nous, Latin, inter nos off the record, unofficially; secretly, in secret, softly, sotto voce, in a whispered voice, in a hush-hush manner; privately, in private, aside, alone, exclusively; behind closed doors, Law. in camera, out of view, off-camera, in seclusion; obscurely, reconditely, occultly, mysteriously; covertly, clandestinely, surreptitiously, furtively; on the sly, stealthily, sneakily, sneakingly, underhandedly, under-the-table, under-the-counter, through the back door, illicitly, illegally.
subscribe, v. 1. sign up for, sign on the dotted line, sign for, contract for, enter into a contract for; promise to pay for or purchase, make a pledge to, promise to contribute or give to; take, accept, assume, undertake, take on responsibility for.
2. buy, purchase, pay for, make payment for, remit; buy into, invest in, put money into; contribute toward, make a contribution toward, chip in for, go in on, donate [s.t.] to, make a donation to, give [s.t.] to.
3. sign for, cosign for, countersign for, underwrite; attest to, testify to, advocate, recommend, guarantee; endorse, back up, second, stand behind or by, befriend, help, aid.
3. sign for, cosign for, countersign for, underwrite; attest to, testify to, advocate, recommend, guarantee; endorse, back up, second, stand behind or by, befriend, help, aid.
4. assent to, give one's assent to, agree to, say “yes” to, consent to, give one's consent for, give permission for, give approval for, approve a request for, authorize, Inf. O.K., Inf. give the green light or go-ahead on; sanction, condone, countenance, give one's blessing to, approve of, go for; allow, permit, tolerate, brook, stand for, put up with, take; believe in, have faith in, have confidence in, trust, Inf. put stock in, Inf. buy, Inf. swallow; accustom oneself to, get used to, reconcile oneself to.