APPURTENANT Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

appurtenant

adjective

ə-ˈpərt-nənt

Definition of appurtenant

as in auxiliary

available to supply something extra when needed a store selling tents, sleeping bags, and all manner of appurtenant equipment for a week of roughing it

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Adjective

Other smaller ethnic auxiliary groups support the government.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
And, earlier in the summer, the heat forced them to cut down their outside play time, says Drew Mackay, the director of auxiliary and summer programs at Beauvoir School.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 26 July 2026

Definition of auxiliary

Adjective

Zoko urged the board to instead approve the budget proposed by CPS chief executive officer Macquline King, and continue lobbying state lawmakers for additional funding.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 31 July 2026
The 2024 first-round pick has started to heat up with additional physicality.

— Mike Kaye July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

Definition of additional

Adjective

Of the 64 homes, 52 will be single-family residences for sale and 12 will be accessory dwelling units.

— George Avalos, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Stellantis runs Mopar as a full business — more than 1,000 accessory parts, dozens of partners, Jeep Performance Parts, and a growing push to install at the factory.

— Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of accessory

Adjective

Longstaff, who became a peripheral figure during his first Leeds campaign, had a promising showing in the first half.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Over her life so far, Catherine became night-blind, then colorblind, and then began to lose her peripheral vision.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026

Definition of peripheral

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