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subject
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of SUBJECT
1
a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition) <the subject of our discussion switched from who would be the next president to who was the greatest president in the nation's history>
Related Words subject matter; talking point; count, idea, point, purpose; consideration, issue, problem; body, bulk, burden, centerpiece, core, crux, essence, fundamental, generality, gist, grist, heart, kernel, keynote, main, marrow, mass, net, nub, nubbin, nucleus, pith, pivot, purport, quick, staple, substance, sum; basis; bottom, essential, essentiality; affair, argument, debate
2
a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it <because of the tense situation in that country, British subjects were advised to return home as soon as possible>
Antonyms alien, noncitizen
3
something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing <he has no subject to protest this time, but that's never stopped him before>
Related Words antecedent, cause, consideration, impetus, incentive, inspiration, instigation, occasion, stimulus
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