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Synonyms for subsidiary

  • adjective

Most common

auxiliary ancillary accessory secondary

All synonyms

Adjective

auxiliary, ancillary, accessory, secondary, additional, assistant, supplementary, supplemental, subservient, assisting, adjuvant, appurtenant

Antonyms

principal, main, chief

All antonyms of subsidiary →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Auxiliary or supplemental.

    They constituted a useful subsidiary testimony of another state of existence.

Related words

Word family
subsidiarity
Phrases
subsidiary legislation

Example sentences

  • ancillary That information is ancillary to our discussion.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
subsidiaryfalling
ancillaryfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters
adjuvant
9 letters
assistant3, secondary4, assisting3, auxiliary4, accessory4, ancillary4
10 letters
additional4
11 letters
subservient4, appurtenant
12 letters
supplemental4
13 letters
supplementary5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (assistant3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
subsidiaire
Italiano
sussidiario