Synonyms of auxiliary

auxiliary 1 of 2

adjective

as in additional

available to supply something extra when needed

the auditorium has an auxiliary cooling system used only on particularly sweltering days

Synonyms & Similar Words

• additional
• accessory
• supplementary
• peripheral
• makeshift
• supplemental
• appurtenant
• accessorial
• complementary
• added
• assistant
• backup
• further
• assisting
• subordinate
• contributory
• supportive
• secondary
• another
• subsidiary
• tributary
• substitute
• excess
• superfluous
• surplus
• nonessential
• helping
• adjuvant
• dispensable
• unessential
• subservient

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• main
• principal
• chief
• basic
• primary
• fundamental
• necessary
• prime
• essential
• integral
• vital
• imperative
• required
• requisite
• indispensable
• all-important
• needed
• needful

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• main
• principal
• chief
• basic
• primary
• fundamental
• necessary
• prime
• essential
• integral
• vital
• imperative
• required
• requisite
• indispensable
• all-important
• needed
• needful

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auxiliary

2 of 2

noun

1

as in subordinate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subordinate
• attendant
• servant
• employee
• assistant
• maid
• employe
• worker
• aid
• adjunct
• handmaid
• underling
• handmaiden
• lieutenant
• helper
• aide
• adjutant
• laborer
• maidservant
• coadjutor
• help
• deputy
• legman
• hireling
• sidekick
• scullion
• helpmate
• apprentice
• right hand
• hand
• swamper
• mate
• helpmeet
• girl Friday
• gal Friday
• man Friday
• aide-de-camp

2

as in cutter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cutter
• lifeboat
• tender
• inboard
• outboard
• barge
• keel
• jolly boat
• longboat
• launch
• yawl
• riverboat
• lighter
• motorboat
• cruiser
• narrow boat
• keelboat
• houseboat
• towboat
• powerboat
• tugboat
• tug
• pontoon
• outrigger
• raft
• hoy
• dinghy
• canoe
• bumboat
• surfboat
• rowboat
• skiff
• shell
• kayak
• gig
• ferryboat
• ferry
• taxi
• flatboat
• water taxi
• scull
• yacht
• bateau
• dugout
• scow
• gondola
• pinnace
• catamaran
• pirogue
• dory
• punt
• sampan
• dink
• schooner
• paddleboat
• shallop
• pram
• sailboat
• watercraft
• umiak
• dhow
• coracle
• whaleboat
• curragh
• boat
• johnboat
• banker
• wherry
• rowing boat
• catboat
• vessel
• currach
• workboat
• hooker
• whaler
• caïque
• lugger
• trawler
• piragua
• ketch
• garvey
• dragger
• seiner
• shrimper
• coble
• craft
• scalloper
• gillnetter
• bottom

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