AUXILIARY Synonyms: 173 Similar and Opposite Words

auxiliary 1 of 2

adjective

ȯg-ˈzil-yə-rē

Definition of auxiliary

as in additional

available to supply something extra when needed the auditorium has an auxiliary cooling system used only on particularly sweltering days

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auxiliary

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noun

as in subordinate

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as in cutter

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Recent Examples of auxiliary

Adjective

Gerardi’s stature continued to rise when he was appointed auxiliary bishop of Guatemala in 1984. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026 Honeywell Aerospace holds leading positions across several critical aircraft systems, including auxiliary power units, electronic solutions, and flight control systems. — Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 6 July 2026

Noun

Maše was part of the women’s auxiliary known as the Rebekahs. — Masha Hamilton, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2026 Using these unromantic, 50,000-ton auxiliaries to test the new battleship hull-form, mechanical systems or electrical innovations makes sense. — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for auxiliary

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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

Noun

The supporting figures are colorful enough, though Akkabi’s sneering chief villain arguably makes less of an impression than his subordinates.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 26 July 2026
Almost all the coverage of this story has focused on who knew what, and when, about Sherrone Moore’s affair with a subordinate.

— Jason Kirk, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of subordinate

Noun

The 14-story neo-Gothic structure (nicknamed the Jewelers Building) once housed five floors alone of diamond cutters, goldsmiths, and other jewelers, with the rest of the building dedicated to other places for wealthy Detroiters to splurge.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026
Highly integrated, the company’s teams range from leather artisans and pattern cutters to engineers, architects and retail staff.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 31 July 2026

Definition of cutter

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

Noun

Other tournaments have full-service coffee stations with an attendant, and some players said 3M’s offerings weren’t up to that quality.

— Anya Armentrout, Twin Cities, 25 July 2026
The horses, the Council was told, have stable attendants watching over them around the clock, and immediate access to a veterinarian 24 hours a day.

— Marianne Pizzitola, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026

Definition of attendant

Noun

That led to the 1914 Trans-Antarctic Expedition aboard The Endurance, and the harrowing lifeboat journey to bring rescue to a crew that was stranded when the ship was crushed by ice.

— Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 July 2026
The crew aboard the vessel that was reportedly struck in the Strait of Hormuz Monday has abandoned the ship and are currently in a lifeboat, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center said in an update early Tuesday local time.

— Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of lifeboat

Adjective

In 2024, Purja became the fastest person to summit all 14 of the peaks without supplementary oxygen.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Coverage is provided by Employees’ Health Insurance and National Health Insurance schemes; private insurance only plays a supplementary role.

— Runchana Pongsaparn, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Definition of supplementary

Noun

Damon leads Christopher Nolan’s epic as Odysseus, while Leguizamo plays the hero’s faithful blind servant, Eumaeus.

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026
The plot involves two sons of rich, miserly fathers in love with girls their fathers will never approve of and what happens when the fathers’ devious servants decide to give the boys a hand.

— Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2026

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