ADJUNCTS Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

adjuncts

noun

plural of adjunct

as in assistants

a person who helps a more skilled person serving as an adjunct to the congressional delegation on its fact-finding mission

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as in options

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

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Recent Examples of adjuncts Exhibits are designed as adjuncts to learning standards outlined by the California Department of Education, said Kristine Smith, education and outreach coordinator at the museum. —

Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026 Most adjuncts, McAlister noted, are practicing attorneys who donate their services. —

Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026 Some focused on directly modifying smoking behavior, aligning with standard clinical SC guidelines, and others served as adjuncts to interventions that relied on pharmacotherapy. —

New Atlas, 13 Jan. 2026 This is not, in our own time, the psychic experience likely to be had by wandering adjuncts with short-story collections or assistant professors trying to look engaged at committee meetings in Gainesville and Champaign–Urbana. —

Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 Liberty Counsel claims the university never hired a full-time professor, though, and began soliciting resumes for part-time adjuncts within months of Grossenbach's dismissal. —

Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025 In six weeks, the college has hired more than 100 adjuncts to meet the demand for 500 more sections for the fall. —

Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 21 Aug. 2025 These unremarkable towns just happen to be where sales of hay have become major adjuncts to weekly auctions of livestock. —

Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025

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The federal cuts have directly impacted the more than 1,700 faculty, staff or graduate assistants across UConn and UConn Health whose salaries are paid in part by federal grants and programs, according to a September memo from UConn’s Interim Vice President for Finance Reka Wrynn.

— Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
Parlow made special mention of the academic achievements of graduating students who become teachers, pharmacists and physician’s assistants, reflecting the school’s contributions to health care and education.

— Claire Wang, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026