Antonyms for second-fiddle


Grammar : Adj, noun


Definition of second-fiddle

  • As in inferior : adj less in rank, importance
  • As in lesser : adj inferior, secondary
  • As in lower : adj under, inferior
  • As in subordinate : adj lesser, supplementary
  • As in second fiddle : noun secondary role player
Example sentences :
  • Mrs. Fox-Darriel found the rle of second-fiddle a little dull; still, it was well worth while to play it.
  • Extract from : « The Confounding of Camelia » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
  • Bill declined to play the second-fiddle parts; he took himself out of Mary's orchestra entirely.
  • Extract from : « Fore! » by Charles Emmett Van Loan
  • He found it hard to believe a man of my sort, so self-assured, would stand the truth from a man of his second-fiddle sort.
  • Extract from : « The Deluge » by David Graham Phillips

Synonyms for second-fiddle

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