Synonyms for supplement
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Appendix — something added; especially, such an addition added to make up for a deficiency
addition, add-on, accessory, increase, extra, adjunct, appendage, accompaniment, annex US, annexe UK, increment, affix, appurtenance, appendix dated, additament dated
2. Addendum
Definitions
- n. 1
Something added; especially, such an addition added to make up for a deficiency.
Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:adjunct
- n. 2
An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors, or brings up to date.
Related words
- Word family
- supplemental supplementary
- Is a kind of
- addition adjunct
Forms
- Plural
- supplements → additions, add-ons, accessories, increases…
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We add an appendix to a book, to contain names, dates, lists, etc., which would encumber the text; we add a supplement to supply omissions, as, for instance, to bring it up to date.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- appurtenance An appurtenance to the real estate is access to the pond over there.
- complement You should complement your nutrition with vitamins.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| supplement | falling | |
| appurtenance | falling | |
| complement | steady | |
| supplementation | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- extra2, annex2, affix2
- 6 letters
- annexe
- 7 letters
- adjunct2
- 8 letters
- increase2, addition3, appendix3, addendum3
- 9 letters
- accessory4, increment3, appendage3
- 10 letters
- complement3, additament
- 12 letters
- continuation5, appurtenance
- 13 letters
- accompaniment4
- 15 letters
- supplementation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (extra2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- supplément
- Deutsch
- Zuschlag
- Català
- suplement