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adjunct

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Synonyms and Antonyms of adjunct

1 a person who helps a more skilled person

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

Synonyms of adjunct

adjutant, aid, aide, apprentice, assistant, coadjutor, deputy, helper, helpmate, helpmeet, lieutenant, mate, sidekick

Words Related to adjunct

attendant, handmaiden (also handmaid), maid, maidservant, scullion, servant

auxiliary, legman, subordinate, underling

employee (also employe), hand, help, hireling, laborer, swamper, worker

gal Friday, girl Friday

man Friday, right hand

2 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 of adjunct

accessory (also accessary), accoutrement (or accouterment), adapter (also adaptor), add-on, appendage, appliance, attachment, option

Words Related to adjunct

accompaniment, additive, complement, supplement

auxiliary, subsidiary

amenity, doodad, embroidery, extra, filler, frill, incidental, luxury, nonessential, nonnecessity

appurtenances, bells and whistles, equipment, furnishings, habiliment(s), paraphernalia, trappings

adornment, decoration, embellishment, enhancement, garnish, ornament, trim, trimming

Near Antonyms of adjunct

essential, necessity, requirement, requisite

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