secondary

nouns

the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen

secondary

is a member of

a team that plays football

eleven, football team

is a type of (narrower)

an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit

"a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"

formation

coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil

secondary, secondary coil, secondary winding

adjectives

being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate

"the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"

secondary

antonym

primary

is similar to

serving or used in place of another

"an alternative plan"

alternate, alternative, substitute

is similar to

functioning in a supporting capacity

"the main library and its auxiliary branches"

auxiliary, subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary

is similar to

accompany, concomitant

"collateral target damage from a bombing run"

collateral

is similar to

not as a direct effect or consequence

"indirect benefits"; "an indirect advantage"

indirect

is similar to

derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand

"a secondhand report"; "a secondhand account of a memory of something once read"; "most of our knowledge is secondhand"

secondhand

is similar to

being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team

"a second-string pitcher"

second-string

is similar to

ready for emergency use

"a standby generator"; "a standby crew"

standby

is similar to

derived from what is primary or original by two intermediate steps

"a thirdhand report"

thirdhand

is similar to

(of a stream) flowing into a larger stream

tributary

is similar to

capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

"a utility infielder"

substitute, utility

is similar to

experienced at secondhand

"read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement"

vicarious

see also

not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual

"the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham

unoriginal

inferior in rank or status

"the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"

junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern

depending on or incidental to what is original or primary

"a secondary infection"

secondary

is similar to

(sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence

"incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change"

incident, incidental

not of major importance

"played a secondary role in world events"

secondary

is similar to

of lesser importance or stature or rank

"a minor poet"; "had a minor part in the play"; "a minor official"; "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"; "minor back roads"

minor

belonging to a lower class or rank

secondary

is similar to

lower in rank or importance

low-level, subordinate