additional

adjective

ad·​di·​tion·​al ə-ˈdi-sh(ə-)nəl 

a-

: more than is usual or expected : added

additional information

Synonyms of additional

• more
• further
• farther
• another
• else

Examples of additional in a Sentence

Larger windows will require additional work, but the additional light they will provide may be worth the extra trouble.

there turned out to be additional reasons for her unauthorized absence

Recent Examples on the Web

Police said additional charges may be considered and that both attacks appear to have been random. —Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025

The kits come complete with Nestlé Toll House chocolate chip cookie dough roll, semi-sweet chocolate morsels, a taco stand and a $25 gift card for additional ingredients. —Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025

Hayes faces an additional charge of hindering prosecution. —Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025

Quince plans to grow its lineup of luxury food and drink in the coming months, with new releases slated for additional wines, truffle salts and oils, single-origin tea and coffee, and Italian olive oil. —Abbey Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

addition + -al entry 1

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for additional

• conditional
• nutritional
• positional
• traditional
• transitional
• volitional
• compositional
• definitional
• depositional
• dispositional
• intuitional
• nontraditional

Kids Definition

additional

adjective

ad·​di·​tion·​al ə-ˈdish-nəl 

-ən-ᵊl

: being an addition : extra

additionally

-ē

adverb