supplementary

sup·ple·men·ta·ry

adj \ˌsə-plə-ˈmen-tə-rē, -ˈmen-trē\

Definition of SUPPLEMENTARY

1

: added or serving as a supplement : additional <supplementary reading>

2

: being or relating to a supplement or a supplementary angle

Examples of SUPPLEMENTARY

1. a list of supplementary material for the class
2. <the teacher's edition of the textbook comes with a lot of supplementary material>

First Known Use of SUPPLEMENTARY

1667

Related to SUPPLEMENTARY

Synonyms: accessorial, accessory, appurtenant, peripheral, supplemental, auxiliary

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

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Rhymes with SUPPLEMENTARY

complementary, documentary, double entry, elementary, mockumentary, rudimentary, sedimentary, single entry, testamentary