Home › Words › S › subofficialsubofficialsubofficial means of less than official status.EtymologyFrom sub- + official.adjOf less than official status.nounA lesser or subsidiary official.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.subsheriff 73% match — A lesser or subsidiary sheriff. vs subofficial →suboverseer 71% match — A lesser or subsidiary overseer. vs subofficial →subconstable 71% match — A lesser or subsidiary constable. vs subofficial →subofficer 69% match — A subordinate officer; or someone of rank below officer vs subofficial →subcommissary 68% match — A lesser or subsidiary commissary. vs subofficial →subforeman 68% match — A lesser or subsidiary foreman. vs subofficial →subcommissioner 67% match — A lesser or subsidiary commissioner. vs subofficial →subsecretary 67% match — An undersecretary. vs subofficial →