Synonyms of adjunct

adjunct 1 of 2

noun

ˈa-ˌjəŋ(k)t 

1

as in assistant

a person who helps a more skilled person

serving as an adjunct to the congressional delegation on its fact-finding mission

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assistant
• aide
• aid
• apprentice
• adjutant
• deputy
• sidekick
• helper
• lieutenant
• coadjutor
• helpmate
• servant
• employee
• mate
• maid
• helpmeet
• auxiliary
• attendant
• subordinate
• worker
• handmaiden
• laborer
• underling
• maidservant
• hireling
• help
• right hand
• scullion
• hand
• legman
• swamper
• girl Friday
• aide-de-camp
• man Friday
• gal Friday

2

as in option

something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment

you can spend a lot on camera accessories, but this nifty little battery recharger is the one adjunct that will pay for itself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• option
• accessory
• appliance
• appendage
• add-on
• adapter
• additive
• attachment
• accompaniment
• accoutrement
• equipment
• enhancement
• auxiliary
• complement
• subsidiary
• filler
• amenity
• supplement
• incidental
• luxury
• furnishings
• nonessential
• ornament
• trappings
• adornment
• embroidery
• appurtenances
• extra
• trimming
• garnish
• decoration
• paraphernalia
• frill
• embellishment
• bells and whistles
• habiliment(s)
• nonnecessity
• trim
• doodad

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• essential
• requirement
• necessity
• requisite

adjunct

2 of 2

adjective

as in supplementary

Related Words

• supplementary
• supplemental
• accessory
• peripheral
• additional
• side
• extraneous
• collateral
• other
• further
• another
• more
• added
• else
• farther
• complementary
• extra
• supernumerary
• new
• plus
• surplus
• excess
• fresh
• contributory
• supervenient
• spare

Dissimilar Words

• less
• fewer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of adjunct

Noun

Robert Willens, a tax and accounting consultant who has served as an adjunct at Columbia Business School, told Fortune the accounting itself is uncontroversial. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 Apr. 2026

Agnes, the tender, bristling English associate about which this film spins, does have the wardrobe and wit of my favorite adjuncts. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026

Adjective

Aronow largely runs operations out of her Brooklyn apartment, in between her day job leading the internship program and working as an adjunct professor at her alma mater, the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 10 Aug. 2026

Damrell has served as a judge in the Sacramento Superior Court since 2018, and is an adjunct professor at Lincoln Law School and visiting lecturer at UC Davis. — Haley Parsley august 9, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2026