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adjuncts

noun , plural of adjunct

Synonyms and Antonyms of adjuncts

1 a person who helps a more skilled person

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

Synonyms of adjuncts

adjutants, aids, aides, apprentices, assistants, coadjutors, deputies, helpers, helpmates, helpmeets, lieutenants, mates, sidekicks

Words Related to adjuncts

attendants, handmaidens (also handmaids), maids, maidservants, scullions, servants

auxiliaries, legmen, subordinates, underlings

employees (also employes), hands, help, hirelings, laborers, swampers, workers

gal Fridays, girl Fridays

man Fridays, right hands

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 adjuncts

accessories (also accessaries), accoutrements (or accouterments), adapters (also adaptors), add-ons, appendages, appliances, attachments, options

Words Related to adjuncts

accompaniments, additives, complements, supplements

auxiliaries, subsidiaries

amenities, doodads, embroideries, extras, fillers, frills, incidentals, luxuries, nonessentials, nonnecessities

appurtenances, bells and whistles, equipments, furnishings, habiliments, paraphernalia, trappings

adornments, decorations, embellishments, enhancements, garnishes, ornaments, trims, trimmings

Near Antonyms of adjuncts

essentials, necessities, requirements, requisites

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