subject
What's being discussed
The commonest meaning of the noun subject (stress on first syllable) is similar to topic, something that is the focus of attention or study.
In grammar, the subject of a sentence is typically the agent associated with the verb.
In a monarchy, a subject is like a citizen.
The verb subject (stress on last syllable) means to cause someone or something to have an unpleasant experience: Do not subject the animals to torture.
Unpaid willing participant
- respondentOne who gives answers
- patientAble to wait calmly
- guinea pigSmall rodent, pet or test subject
- enrolleeOne officially signed up
recruit · testee · case · informant · interviewee · panelist · control · placebo
Trained self-control or specialty
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- coursePlanned path forward
- majorOf chief importance
minor · elective · prerequisite · concentration · specialization · field · study · humanities
Space-occupying substance with mass
- themeCentral recurring concept
- issuePoint of contention
- focusConcentrated attention point
- areaExtent of surface
domain · question · concern · discussion · debate · conversation · agenda · content
Word naming something
- pronounNoun's grammatical replacement
- verbAction-expressing word
- predicateSentence's non-subject portion
- clauseProvision in agreement
complement · agreement · case · nominative · accusative · agent · referent · antecedent
Legal belonging to country
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
monarch · crown · vassal · liege · dominion · realm · colony · protectorate
One's own being
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- identityWho someone is
- mindSeat of consciousness
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
perception · awareness · agency · autonomy · phenomenology · cognition · qualia · ego
Supreme authority held
- subordinationLower position in hierarchy
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- submissionYielding to another's will
- obedienceCompliance with authority
compliance · conquest · colonization · enslavement · captivity · bondage · servitude · tyranny
volunteer
Unpaid willing participant
- respondentOne who gives answers
- patientAble to wait calmly
- guinea pigSmall rodent, pet or test subject
enrollee · recruit · testee · case · informant · interviewee · panelist · control · placebo · sample
discipline
Trained self-control or specialty
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- syllabusCourse plan document
- coursePlanned path forward
major · minor · elective · prerequisite · concentration · specialization · field · study · humanities · sciences
matter
Space-occupying substance with mass
area · domain · question · concern · discussion · debate · conversation · agenda · content · material
noun
Word naming something
- pronounNoun's grammatical replacement
- verbAction-expressing word
- predicateSentence's non-subject portion
clause · complement · agreement · case · nominative · accusative · agent · referent · antecedent · modifier
nationality
Legal belonging to country
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
sovereignty · monarch · crown · vassal · liege · dominion · realm · colony · protectorate · territory
self
One's own being
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- identityWho someone is
- mindSeat of consciousness
experience · perception · awareness · agency · autonomy · phenomenology · cognition · qualia · ego · observer
domination
Supreme authority held
- subordinationLower position in hierarchy
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- submissionYielding to another's will
obedience · compliance · conquest · colonization · enslavement · captivity · bondage · servitude · tyranny · suppression
subjectobject
Tangible entity or aim
direct object · predicate · indirect object · complement · accusative
subjectimmune
Protected from harm
exempt · insusceptible · unaffected · unsusceptible · impervious
- change the subjectShift discussion elsewhere
- core subjectsRequired academic disciplines
- subject toConditionally governed by
- school subjectsAreas of academic study
- subject to changeLiable to modification
- subject lineEmail's topic summary
subjects, subjective, subjection, subjected, subjecting, subjectivity, subjectively, subject matter, subjectivism