Antonyms for secondary


Grammar : Adj
Spell : sek-uhn-der-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛk ənˌdɛr i


Definition of secondary

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Latin secundarius "pertaining to the second class, inferior," from secundus (see second (adj.)). Of colors, from 1831; of education, from 1809. Of sex characteristics from 1780. Opposed to primary or principal. Related: Secondarily.
  • adj subordinate; less important
  • adj derivative
Example sentences :
  • We know what she was, and it is of secondary importance where she went or what she did.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • The world's opinion ought to be but a secondary consideration.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • What I am to my family, my country, myself, is all secondary.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • Whether it was just, or honorable, or kind, is a secondary consideration.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • It is especially the authorities of secondary schools who have raised opposition.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • But all these things are secondary, if education, which is the great matter, be duly regarded.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • The following of Miss Ford now became a matter of secondary importance.
  • Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
  • This is a minimum of 20 feet for secondary roads and ranges from 24 to 30 feet for main roads.
  • Extract from : « American Rural Highways » by T. R. Agg
  • The argument is secondary, the finish of the verses is primary.
  • Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • So we may pass that evidence over, as of secondary importance.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini

Synonyms for secondary

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