Synonyms for adjunct
- noun
- adjective
Most common
supplement accompaniment appendage appurtenance assistant associate
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Addition — an appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity
addition, appendage, accompaniment, supplement, extra, increase, addendum, annex US, annexe UK, attachment, affix, increment, appurtenance, appendix dated
2. Assistant — A person associated with another, usually in a subordinate position; a colleague
assistant, associate, accessory, colleague, fellow, attendant, cohort, compeer, confrere, consociate, concomitant, coadjutor
3. Circumstantial — A phrase within a clause or sentence that is grammatically dispensable but not semantically so, modifying the…
circumstantial, circumstant
Other
Adjective
1. Auxiliary
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
- n. 2
A person associated with another, usually in a subordinate position; a colleague.
- n. 3
A phrase within a clause or sentence that is grammatically dispensable but not semantically so, modifying the meaning.
- adj. 1
Connected in a subordinate function.
Related words
- Word family
- adjunction
- Phrases
- noun adjunct numerary adjunct
- Is a kind of
- quantity
Forms
- Plural
- adjuncts → additions, appendages, accompaniments, supplements…
Choose the right word
A horse's tail is at once an ornamental appendage and a useful appurtenance; we could not call it an adjunct, tho we might use that word of his iron shoes.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- supplement You had better supplement your diet with vitamins.
- accompaniment The melody must be louder than the accompaniment.
- appendage May you be touched by His Noodly Appendage.
- appurtenance An appurtenance to the real estate is access to the pond over there.
- assistant Tom's assistant came in and handed Mary a message.
- associate When we say liberty, we associate it with Lincoln.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| adjunct | steady | |
| supplement | falling | |
| accompaniment | steady | |
| appendage | falling | |
| appurtenance | falling | |
| assistant | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- extra2, annex2, affix2
- 6 letters
- fellow2, cohort2, annexe
- 7 letters
- adjoint, compeer
- 8 letters
- increase2, addition3, appendix3, addendum3, adjuvant, confrere2
- 9 letters
- assistant3, associate4, colleague2, auxiliary4, accessory4, attendant3, ancillary4, increment3, appendage3, coadjutor
- 10 letters
- supplement3, attachment3, expendable4, consociate
- 11 letters
- concomitant4, appurtenant, circumstant
- 12 letters
- appurtenance
- 13 letters
- accompaniment4
- 14 letters
- circumstantial4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (extra2 = 2 syllables).