Home › Words › S › subrolesubrolesubrole means A secondary or subsidiary role.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, subrole ranks #16,021 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom sub- + role.nounA secondary or subsidiary role.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.roled 66% match — Having a role. vs subrole →subattribute 62% match — A lesser or secondary attribute. vs subrole →subconcept 61% match — A secondary or subsidiary concept. vs subrole →substatus 60% match — A secondary or subsidiary status. vs subrole →subidea 60% match — A secondary or subsidiary idea. vs subrole →subrank 59% match — A secondary or subsidiary rank. vs subrole →subname 59% match — A secondary or subsidiary name. vs subrole →subalternship 59% match — The role of a subaltern. vs subrole →