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supplement

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of supplement

1 something added (as by growth)

  • this new rule restricting e-mail to job-related activity is only a supplement to the preexisting policy regarding personal use of company resources
Synonyms of supplement

accretion, accrual, addendum, addition, augmentation, boost, expansion, gain, increase, increment, more, plus, proliferation, raise, rise, step-up, uptick
Words Related to supplement

accumulation, assemblage, collection, gathering

complement

accession, appendix, continuation, extension, uptrend, upturn

jump, run-up, spike
Near Antonyms of supplement

deduction, subtraction
Antonyms of supplement

abatement, decline, decrease, decrement, depletion, diminishment, diminution, drop-off, fall, falloff, lessening, loss, lowering, reduction, shrinkage, step-down

2 something that serves to complete or make up for a deficiency in something else

  • recommends taking a vitamin C supplement to prevent colds
Synonyms of supplement

complement, correlate
Words Related to supplement

addendum, addition, appendix

adjunct, annex, appendage, extension

accessory (also accessary), accompaniment, appliance, attachment

additive, filler

3 a part added at the end of a book or periodical

  • a supplement containing biographical articles on women who had died since the publication of the original three-volume encyclopedia
Synonyms of supplement

addendum, afterword, appendix, codicil, excursus
Words Related to supplement

coda, epilogue (also epilog), postlude

conclusion, ending, finale

accompaniment, addition, complement, postscript

follow-up, sequel

documentation

allonge, rider
Antonyms of supplement

foreword, introduction, preface, prologue (also prolog)

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