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peripheral
Synonyms and Antonyms of peripheral
available to supply something extra when needed the IT consultant suggested that we update the drivers for all of the computer's peripheral devices Synonyms accessorial, accessory, appurtenant, auxiliary, supplemental, supplementaryRelated Words backup, makeshift, substitute; added, additional, another, further; complementary, contributory; adjuvant, assistant, assisting, helping, supportive, tributary; secondary, subordinate, subservient, subsidiary; dispensable, excess, nonessential, superfluous, surplus, unessentialNear Antonyms basic, fundamental, primary, prime; all-important, essential, imperative, indispensable, integral, necessary, needed, needful, required, requisite, vitalAntonyms chief, main, principal
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