supplemental

sup·ple·men·tal

adjective \ˌsə-plə-ˈmen-t^əl\

Definition of SUPPLEMENTAL

1

: serving to supplement

2

: nonscheduled <a supplemental airline>

— supplemental noun

Examples of SUPPLEMENTAL

1. She receives a supplemental income every month from the government.
2. <the new program will provide supplemental health insurance to thousands of workers>

First Known Use of SUPPLEMENTAL

1605

Related to SUPPLEMENTAL

Synonyms

accessorial, accessory, appurtenant, peripheral, auxiliary, supplementary

Antonyms

chief, main, principal

Related Words

backup, makeshift, substitute; added, additional, another, further; complementary, contributory; adjuvant, assistant, assisting, helping, supportive, tributary; secondary, subordinate, subservient, subsidiary; dispensable, excess, nonessential, superfluous, surplus, unessential

Near Antonyms

basic, fundamental, primary, prime; all-important, essential, imperative, indispensable, integral, necessary, needed, needful, required, requisite, vital

Rhymes with SUPPLEMENTAL

accidental, adjustmental, apartmental, biparental, compartmental, complemental, condimental, continental, departmental, detrimental, documental, excremental, elemental, firmamental, fundamental, governmental, grandparental, incidental, incremental, instrumental, managemental, monumental, nonjudgmental, occidental, oriental, ornamental, regimental, rudimental, sacramental, sentimental, temperamental, transcendental

sup·ple·men·tal

adjective \ˌsəp-lə-ˈment-^əl\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of SUPPLEMENTAL

: serving to supplement : supplementary