appurtenant

adjective

ə-ˈpərt-nənt How to pronounce appurtenant (audio)
Definition of appurtenantnext
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appurtenant
  1. auxiliary
  2. additional
  3. accessory
  4. peripheral
Adjective
  • Higher education institutions received revenue through tuition and fees, appropriations, grants & contracts, auxiliary enterprises, gifts and other.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The electricity harvested from the vehicle skin can run onboard systems, recharge battery banks, and reduce the fuel needed for auxiliary generators.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of auxiliary
Adjective
  • The jury did convict Rosado of driving under the influence and he was sentenced to five years in prison, but Rosado has been behind bars on a $2 million bail since 2021 so won't have to serve any additional time.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • According to The New York Times, she was sentenced to life in prison, with two additional 30-year sentences to run consecutively with her life term.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of additional
Adjective
  • And there’s no better time than during Labor Day weekend, when some of my favorite stores are replete with accessory deals.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The property is a three-bedroom, two-bathroom single-family home in the downtown area of the city, with two separate accessory units.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of accessory
Adjective
  • Other, more peripheral allies of the president have also ascended over the past year to wield more outside influence on certain issues — among them, Republican operative Roger Stone.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Gay desire has been more peripheral to his work, and is usually shadowed by danger.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of peripheral
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“Appurtenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appurtenant. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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