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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Subhumanadjectiveless than human or not worthy of a human beingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Subjacentadjectivelying nearby but lowercandidateMay 18, 2026
Subjectadjectivebeing under the power or sovereignty of another or otherscandidateMay 18, 2026
Subjectiveadjectivetaking place within the mind and modified by individual biascandidateMay 18, 2026
Subjugableadjectivesusceptible to being subjugatedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Subjugatedadjectivereduced to submissioncandidateMay 18, 2026
SubjunctiveadjectivecandidateMay 16, 2026
Sublimateadjectivemade purecandidateMay 18, 2026
Sublimatedadjectivepassing or having passed from the solid to the gaseous state (or vice versa) without becoming liquidcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sublimeadjectiveof high moral or intellectual valuecandidateMay 18, 2026
Sublimedadjectivepassing or having passed from the solid to the gaseous state (or vice versa) without becoming liquidcandidateMay 18, 2026
Subliminaladjectivebelow the threshold of conscious perceptioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Sublingualadjectivebeneath the tonguecandidateMay 18, 2026
Subliteraryadjectivenot written as or intended to be literaturecandidateMay 18, 2026
Sublittoraladjectiveof or relating to the region of the continental shelf (between the seashore and the edge of the continental shelf) or the marine organisms situated therecandidateMay 18, 2026
Sublunaradjectivesituated between the earth and the mooncandidateMay 18, 2026
Sublunaryadjectivesituated between the earth and the mooncandidateMay 18, 2026
Submarineadjectivebeneath the surface of the seacandidateMay 18, 2026
Submergedadjectivegrowing or remaining under watercandidateMay 18, 2026
Submergibleadjectivecapable of being immersed in water or functioning while submergedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Submersedadjectivegrowing or remaining under watercandidateMay 18, 2026
Submersibleadjectivecapable of being immersed in water or functioning while submergedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Submissiveadjectiveinclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclinationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Subnormaladjectivebelow normal or averagecandidateMay 18, 2026
Suboceanadjectiveformed or situated or occurring beneath the ocean or the ocean bedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Suboceanicadjectiveformed or situated or occurring beneath the ocean or the ocean bedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Subocularadjectivesituated on or below the floor of the eye socketcandidateMay 18, 2026
Suborbitaladjectivehaving or involving a trajectory of less than one orbitcandidateMay 18, 2026
Subordinateadjective(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentencecandidateMay 18, 2026
Subordinatingadjectiveserving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clausecandidateMay 18, 2026
Subordinativeadjectiveserving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clausecandidateMay 18, 2026
Subscribedadjectiveof a contract or will or other document, having a signature written at the endcandidateMay 18, 2026
Subscriptadjectivewritten or printed below and to one side of another charactercandidateMay 18, 2026
Subsequentadjectivefollowing in time or ordercandidateMay 18, 2026
Subservientadjectiveserving or acting as a means or aidcandidateMay 18, 2026
Subsidiaryadjectivefunctioning in a supporting capacitycandidateMay 18, 2026
Subsidisedadjectivehaving partial financial support from public fundscandidateMay 18, 2026
Subsidizedadjectivehaving partial financial support from public fundscandidateMay 18, 2026
Subsonicadjectiveless than the speed of sound in a designated mediumcandidateMay 18, 2026
Substandardadjectivefalling short of some prescribed normcandidateMay 18, 2026
Substantialadjectivehaving a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerablecandidateMay 18, 2026
Substantiatingadjectiveserving to support or corroboratecandidateMay 18, 2026
Substantiativeadjectiveserving to support or corroboratecandidateMay 18, 2026
Substantivaladjectiveof or relating to or having the nature or function of a substantive (i.e. a noun or noun equivalent)candidateMay 18, 2026
Substantiveadjectivedefining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are establishedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Substitutableadjective(of words) interchangeable in a given context without changing the import of the expressioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Substituteadjectivecapable of substituting in any of several positions on a teamcandidateMay 18, 2026
Subsurfaceadjectivebeneath the surfacecandidateMay 18, 2026
Subterminaladjectivenear but not precisely at an endcandidateMay 18, 2026
Subterraneanadjectivelying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)candidateMay 18, 2026
Subterraneousadjectivelying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)candidateMay 18, 2026
Subtleadjectiveworking or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious waycandidateMay 18, 2026
Subtractiveadjectiveconstituting or involving subtractioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Subtropicadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropicscandidateMay 18, 2026
Subtropicaladjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of conditions in the subtropicscandidateMay 18, 2026
Suburbanadjectiverelating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbscandidateMay 18, 2026
Suburbanisedadjectivesurrounded by many suburbscandidateMay 18, 2026
Suburbanizedadjectivesurrounded by many suburbscandidateMay 18, 2026
Subversiveadjectivein opposition to a civil authority or governmentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Succeedingadjective(of elected officers) elected but not yet servingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Successfuladjectivehaving succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcomecandidateMay 18, 2026
Successiveadjectivein regular succession without gapscandidateMay 18, 2026
Succinctadjectivebriefly giving the gist of somethingcandidateMay 18, 2026
Succinicadjectiveof or relating to or obtained from ambercandidateMay 18, 2026
Succulentadjectivefull of juicecandidateMay 18, 2026
Suchadjectiveof so extreme a degree or extentcandidateMay 18, 2026
Suchlikeadjectiveof the same kindcandidateMay 18, 2026
Suckledadjective(of an infant) breast-fedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Suctorialadjectiveadapted for sucking or clinging by suctioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Sudaneseadjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of the African Republic of the Sudan or its peoplecandidateMay 18, 2026
Suddenadjectivehappening without warning or in a short space of timecandidateMay 18, 2026
Sudorificadjectiveinducing perspirationcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sudsyadjectiveresembling lather or covered with lathercandidateMay 18, 2026
Suetyadjectivelike or full of suetcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sufferableadjectivecapable of being borne though unpleasantcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sufferingadjectivetroubled by pain or losscandidateMay 18, 2026
Sufficientadjectiveof a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundantcandidateMay 18, 2026
Suffocatingadjectivecausing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heatcandidateMay 18, 2026
Suffocativeadjectivecausing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heatcandidateMay 18, 2026
Suffrutescentadjectiveof a plantcandidateMay 18, 2026
Suffusiveadjectivespreading throughcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sufiadjectiveof or relating to the Sufis or to SufismcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sugar-Coatedadjectiveencrusted with sugar or syrupcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sugaredadjectivewith sweetening addedcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sugarlessadjectivenot containing sugarcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sugaryadjectivecontaining sugarcandidateMay 18, 2026
Suggestibleadjectivesusceptible or responsive to suggestioncandidateMay 18, 2026
Suggestiveadjective(usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearlycandidateMay 18, 2026
Sui GenerisadjectiveMWEconstituting a class of its owncandidateMay 18, 2026
Suicidaladjectivedangerous to yourself or your interestscandidateMay 18, 2026
Suitableadjectiveworthy of being chosen especially as a spousecandidateMay 18, 2026
Suitedadjectivemeant or adapted for an occasion or usecandidateMay 18, 2026
Sulcateadjectivehaving deep narrow furrows or groovescandidateMay 18, 2026
Sulfur-Yellowadjectiveof something having the yellow color of sulfurcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sulfurettedadjectivetreated or impregnated with sulfurcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sulfuricadjectiveof or relating to or containing sulfurcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sulfurizedadjectivetreated or impregnated with sulfurcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sulfurousadjectiveof or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfurcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sulkyadjectivedepressingly darkcandidateMay 18, 2026
Sullenadjectiveshowing a brooding ill humorcandidateMay 18, 2026