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What is another word for secondary?

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Adjective

Coming after, less important than, or resulting from someone or something else that is primary

Being in a backup or supporting role

Being non-primary or indirect in nature

Following as a result or effect

Indirectly or incidentally following as a result or effect

Existing beyond what is obvious or admitted

Previously owned and used by another

Small and attractive

Pointing indirectly towards someone's guilt but not conclusively proving it

Someone or something that replaces another, especially temporarily

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Adjective

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Coming after, less important than, or resulting from someone or something else that is primary

meager^US

meagre^UK

of lesser importance than

of little consequence

of little importance

of no importance

of no moment

not worth speaking of

not worth bothering about

neither here nor there

hardly worth mentioning

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

invisible to the naked eye

consumable

sacrificable

excess

able to be sacrificed

usable

not deep

cursory

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“When the dominant issue is resolved, a secondary issue may automatically become recognizable.”

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Being in a backup or supporting role

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“We have a secondary power supply on hand just in case.”

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Being non-primary or indirect in nature

deputised^UK

deputized^US

plagiarized^US

plagiarised^UK

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“Your teacher will probably allow you to report the data from a secondary source.”

Adjective

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Following as a result or effect

“Organic diseases are a secondary result of the chronic use of alcohol as a beverage.”

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Indirectly or incidentally following as a result or effect

“Secondary hypertension indicates that the elevated blood pressure is a secondary result of some other primary disease.”

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Existing beyond what is obvious or admitted

strictly confidential

behind someone's back

not to be made public

mum^UK

mom^US

not in the public domain

playing your cards close to your chest

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Previously owned and used by another

Adjective

Small and attractive

meager^US

meagre^UK

shriveled^US

shrivelled^UK

knee-high to a grasshopper

with no room to swing a cat

knee high to a grasshopper

not worth bothering about

invisible to the naked eye

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Adjective

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Pointing indirectly towards someone's guilt but not conclusively proving it

Noun

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Someone or something that replaces another, especially temporarily

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