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

New features include more classrooms and science labs, an auxiliary gym, changing rooms, collaborative learning spaces and two gender-neutral restrooms.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Robbie Connolly is going to go from auxiliary guitar to lead guitar.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of auxiliary

Adjective

Someone with gestational hypertension will need more frequent monitoring, which may include home blood pressure measurements, blood and urine tests, and additional monitoring of fetal growth and well-being.

— Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Aurora also participated in the DuPage County joint bid to secure additional salt.

— Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of additional

Adjective

Each vacation rental unit can only have one agreement at a time, which is intended for properties that may have an accessory dwelling unit, Cortez said.

— Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Colorado also legalized accessory dwelling units statewide in 2024, letting homeowners build small backyard or garage apartments without needing a special hearing or approval.

— Solomon Greene, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of accessory

Adjective

Vanderbosch recommends picking a patch of sky to focus on until a quick, bright streak passes by — even in your peripheral vision — and to avoid looking at your phone.

— Adithi Ramakrishnan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Even in the third-person narration of Call of the Wild the dramatis personae of eccentric, infighting dogs overshadows the flat and peripheral human characters until Thornton appears.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

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