Word Root: sub
under, lower than, close to, a little
From Latin: subSample words for the root sub: suburban, subtle, subjective, substantial, subvert, subside, submarine, submerge, submerged, subsidiary, subsidize, subsistence, subspecies, subtract, suburbanite, subversive, substantially, subtraction, suburb, subdue, subsequent, subsist, substantiate, substantive, subterranean, subtractive, subdivision, subordinate, subsection, subsidy, subscribe. Each word has meanings and examples. Click their buttons to get sentences selected from classic works and modern media.
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1 subdivision 
n. act of subdividing; an administrative division of a larger organization
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 2 subdue
v. quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 3 subdued
a. conquered; overpowered; becoming quieter; not glaring in color; soft in tone
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 4 subjective
a. occurring or taking place in person's mind rather than external world; unreal
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 6 subliminal
a. below the threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 7 submarine
n. submersible warship; move forward or under in a sliding motion; underwater
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 9 submerged
a. underwater; living in poverty or misery; having been hidden
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 10 submissive
a. yielding; inclined or ready to submit
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 11 subordinate
a. occupying lower rank; inferior; submissive
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 12 suborn
v. persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 13 subscribe
v. write underneath, as one's name; sign to a document; promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 14 subsection
n. a section of a section; a part of a part
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 15 subsequent
a. following in time or order; succeeding; later
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 16 subsequently
ad. in a subsequent manner; at a later time; accordingly; therefore
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 17 subservient
a. behaving like slave; subordinate in capacity or function
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 18 subside
v. settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 19 subsidiary
a. subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 21 subsidy
n. direct financial aid by the government
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 22 subsist
v. remain or continue in existence; maintain life; live; support oneself
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 23 subsistence
n. something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 24 subspecies
n. a taxonomic group that is a division of a species
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 25 substantial
a. fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 26 substantially
ad. markedly; considerably; with the reality of existence
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 27 substantiate
v. establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 28 substantive
a. essential; not imaginary; actual or real
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 29 subterranean
a. hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 30 subtitle
n. secondary or explanatory title; printed translation of the dialogue of film shown at the bottom of the screen
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 31 subtle
a. slight; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 32 subtlety
n. perceptiveness; intellectual activity; delicacy; quality or state of being subtle
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 34 subtraction
n. reduction; deduction; removing a part from the whole
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 35 subtractive
a. involving subtraction; having the minus sign; tending to subtract
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 36 suburb
n. outskirts; usually residential area or community outlying a city
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 37 suburban
a. relating to a suburb; boring and having no excitement
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 38 suburbanite
n. a resident of the suburb; who lives in a suburb
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 39 subversive
a. tending to overthrow; in opposition to civil authority or government
Example Sentences Search Google Search M.Webster 40 subvert
v. cause the downfall of; destroy property or hinder normal operations; corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
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