ANCILLARY Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word ancillary. (close relations)
ancillaries
Best Alternatives
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| accessory | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing • a supplementary component that improves capability • someone who helps another person commit a crime adjective satellite • aiding and abetting in a crime • furnishing added support | ||||||
| adjunct | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • something added to another thing but not an essential part of it • a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another • a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence adjective satellite • furnishing added support • of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another | ||||||
| auxiliary | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • someone who acts as assistant adjective satellite • functioning in a supporting capacity • furnishing added support | ||||||
| additional | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • further or added | ||||||
| extra | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||
noun • a minor actor in crowd scenes • an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis) • something additional of the same kind adverb • unusually or exceptionally adjective satellite • more than is needed, desired, or required • added to a regular schedule • further or added | ||||||
| secondary | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate noun • the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen • coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil adjective satellite • inferior in rank or status • depending on or incidental to what is original or primary • not of major importance • belonging to a lower class or rank | ||||||
| subordinate | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • lower in rank or importance • subject or submissive to authority or the control of another • (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence noun • an assistant subject to the authority or control of another • a word that is more specific than a given word verb • rank or order as less important or consider of less value • make subordinate, dependent, or subservient | ||||||
| supplemental | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • functioning in a supporting capacity • added to complete or make up a deficiency | ||||||
| supplementary | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • functioning in a supporting capacity • added to complete or make up a deficiency | ||||||
| supporting | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening adjective satellite • furnishing support and encouragement • capable of bearing a structural load | ||||||
| added | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders verb • make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of • state or say further • bestow a quality on • make an addition by combining numbers • determine the sum of • constitute an addition | ||||||
| adjuvant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment adjective satellite • furnishing added support • enhancing the action of a medical treatment | ||||||
| appurtenant | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • furnishing added support | ||||||
