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ancillary

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ancillary [an-suh-ler-ee or, esp. British, an-sil-uh-ree]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: extra; supplementary
Synonyms: accessory, accompanying, additional, adjuvant, appurtenant, attendant, attending, coincident, collateral, concomitant, contributory, incident, satellite, secondary, subordinate, subservient, subsidary
Antonyms: necessary, needed
Main Entry: attendant
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: being present or related
Synonyms: accessory, accompanying, ancillary, associated, attending, coincident, concomitant, consequent, incident
Antonyms: absent, detached
Main Entry: auxiliary
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: supplementary
Synonyms: abetting, accessory, adjuvant, ancillary, appurtenant, backup, complementary, contributory, extra, reserve, secondary, spare, subordinate, subservient, subsidiary, supporting
Antonyms: body, main
Main Entry: coincident
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: concurring, happening together
Synonyms: ancillary, attendant, attending, coinciding, collateral, concomitant, consonant, contemporaneous, contemporary, coordinate, correspondent, incident, satellite, simultaneous, synchronous
Main Entry: collateral
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: indirect, secondary
Synonyms: accessory, accompanying, added, adjunctive, adjuvant, ancillary, appurtenant, attendant, auxiliary, circuitous, coincident, complementary, concomitant, concurrent, confirmatory, coordinate, corresponding, corroborative, dependent, incident, lateral, not lineal, parallel, related, roundabout, satellite, side, sub, subordinate, subservient, subsidiary, supporting, tributary, under
Antonyms: chief, direct, main, primary, principal
Main Entry: concomitant
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: contributing, accompanying
Synonyms: accessory, adjuvant, agreeing, ancillary, associated with, associative, attendant, attending, belonging, coefficient, coetaneous, coeval, coexistent, coincident, coincidental, collateral, complementary, concordant, concurrent, conjoined, conjoined with, connected, contemporaneous, contemporary, coordinate, corollary, coterminous, coupled with, fellow, in tempo, in time, incident, isochronal, isochronous, joint, satellite, synchronal, synchronous, synergetic, synergistic
Antonyms: accidental, chance, unrelated
Main Entry: dependent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: contingent, determined by
Synonyms: accessory to, ancillary, appurtenant, conditional, controlled by, counting, depending, incidental to, liable to, provisory, reckoning, regulated by, relative, reliant, relying, subject to, subordinate, subservient, susceptible, sustained by, trusting, under control of
Antonyms: free, independent
Main Entry: extra
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: accessory; excess
Synonyms: added, additional, ancillary, another, auxiliary, beyond, button, extraneous, extraordinary, fresh, further, fuss*, gingerbread, gravy, ice*, in addition, in reserve, in store, inessential, lagniappe, leftover, more, needless, new, one more, optional, other, over and above, perk*, plus, redundant, reserve, spare, special, superfluous, supernumerary, supplemental, supplementary, surplus, tip, unnecessary, unneeded, unused
Antonyms: basic, elementary, essential, fundamental, integral, necessary
Main Entry: incidental
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: related; minor
Synonyms: accidental, accompanying, adventitious, ancillary, attendant, by-the-way, casual, chance, circumstantial, coincidental, concomitant, concurrent, contingent, contributing, contributory, fluke, fortuitous, irregular, nonessential, occasional, odd, random, secondary, subordinate, subsidiary
Antonyms: basic, essential, fundamental, important, vital
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