Home › Words › S › subvillainsubvillainsubvillain means A lesser or subsidiary villain.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, subvillain ranks #2,165 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom sub- + villain.nounA lesser or subsidiary villain.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.subvicar 68% match — A subordinate vicar. vs subvillain →subvassal 68% match — The vassal of a vassal. vs subvillain →subhero 65% match — A lesser or subsidiary hero. vs subvillain →subdevil 62% match — A lesser devil: one subordinate to an archdevil. vs subvillain →subsewer 62% match — A lesser or subsidiary sewer (drainage system). vs subvillain →subvocabulary 62% match — A vocabulary forming part of a larger vocabulary. vs subvillain →suboverseer 61% match — A lesser or subsidiary overseer. vs subvillain →subconstable 60% match — A lesser or subsidiary constable. vs subvillain →