PERIPHERAL Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

peripheral

adjective

pə-ˈri-f(ə-)rəl

as in auxiliary

available to supply something extra when needed the IT consultant suggested that we update the drivers for all of the computer's peripheral devices

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Recent Examples of peripheral And with greater expectations for data management and reporting throughout the textile supply chain, the report noted that B2B textiles can no longer be treated as a peripheral waste issue. —

Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 19 May 2026 Social Security faces a looming financing shortfall that no peripheral reform can paper over. —

Teresa Ghilarducci, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026 The patient had heart failure, diabetes and peripheral artery disease. —

Mustafa Fattah, NBC news, 17 May 2026 Dale currently serves as chief executive officer, president and a member of the board of directors of Axogen, a regenerative medicine company focused on peripheral nerve repair. —

Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 17 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for peripheral

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The discus competition finished before any of the track events started and was held on an auxiliary field, but the Aliso Niguel senior got a standing ovation on the victory stand half an hour after her third throw thrust her into the record books.

— Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
As the People’s Liberation Army Navy expands its presence across the Indo-Pacific and beyond, analysts say Beijing increasingly depends on large auxiliary vessels to sustain fleets at sea.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 24 May 2026