Synonyms for Subject

Top synonyms for “subject”: bailiwick, capable, case, content, dependent, depicted object, discipline, field, and 15 more below.

Definitions

1. (noun)something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
   “a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject”
2. (noun)some situation or event that is thought about
   “he kept drifting off the topic”
3. (noun)a branch of knowledge
   “in what discipline is his doctorate?”
4. (noun)(grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
5. (noun)(logic) the first term of a proposition
6. (noun)the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
   “he didn't want to discuss that subject”
7. (noun)a person who owes allegiance to that nation
   “a monarch has a duty to his subjects”
8. (noun)a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
   “the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly”
9. (verb)make accountable for
   “He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors”
10. (verb)cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
    “He subjected me to his awful poetry”
11. (verb)make subservient; force to submit or subdue
12. (adjective)likely to be affected by something
    “the bond is subject to taxation”

Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).