Subtleness, n. See Subtlety.
Subtlety, n.
- 1. Craft, craftiness, cunning, artifice, astuteness, artfulness, subtleness, guile.
- 2. Acuteness, acumen, keenness, shrewdness, discernment, intelligence, cleverness, sagacity.
Subtract, v. a. Deduct, withdraw, take, take away.
Subtraction, n. Deduction.
Subulate, Subulated, a. Awl-shaped, linear.
Suburbs, n. pl. Environs, outskirts, purlieus, neighborhood, vicinage, border, limit, confines, faubourg.
Subvention, n. Government bounty, government aid.
Subversion, n.
- 1. Overturn, inversion.
- 2. Overthrow, destruction, demolition, ruin.
Subversive, a. Destructive, tending to the overthrow.
Subvert, v. a.
- 1. Overturn, overset, overthrow, reverse, upset, invert, turn upside down.
- 2. Destroy, ruin, overthrow, demolish, raze, extinguish, overturn, upset.
- 3. Pervert, corrupt, confound, destroy, injure.
Succedaneum, n. Substitute.
Succeed, v. a.
- 1. Follow, come after, be subsequent to.
- 2. Take the place of, assume the office of, follow in order.
Succeed, v. n.
- 1. Follow, ensue, come afterward, come subsequently.