| Main Entry: | ancillary |
| 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: | appropriate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | suitable |
Synonyms: |
adapted, applicable, appurtenant, apropos, apt, becoming, befitting, belonging, congruous, convenient, correct, deserved, desired, due, felicitous, fit, fitting, germane, good, just, on the button, on the nose, opportune, pertinent, proper, relevant, right, rightful, seemly, tailor-made, true, useful, well-suited, well-timed |
Antonyms: |
improper, unbecoming, unfitting, unseemly, unsuitable, unsuited |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | relative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pertinent, applicable |
Synonyms: |
apposite, appropriate, appurtenant, apropos, contingent, dependent, germane, pertaining, referring, related, relevant |
Antonyms: |
irrelevant, separate, unrelated |
| Main Entry: | relevant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appropriate; to the purpose |
Synonyms: |
accordant, ad rem, admissible, allowable, applicable, applicatory, apposite, appurtenant, apt, becoming, cognate, compatible, concerning, conformant, conforming, congruent, congruous, consistent, consonant, correlated, correspondent, fit, fitting, germane, harmonious, having direct bearing on, having to do with, important, material, on the button, on the nose, pat, pertaining to, pertinent, pointful, proper, referring, related, relative, significant, suitable, suited, to the point, weighty |
| Notes: | germane and relevant indicate pertinence to a matter, but may not be essential; material means pertinent and necessary relevant means 'worthy of raising in the context of discussion'; pertinent means 'applicable to the point at issue' |
Antonyms: |
inappropriate, irrelevant, unsuitable |
| Main Entry: | subservient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secondary, useful |
Synonyms: |
accessory, adjuvant, ancillary, appurtenant, auxiliary, bush-league, collateral, conducive, contributory, flunky, helpful, inferior, instrumental, minor, serviceable, subordinate, subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary |
Antonyms: |
unhelpful, unnecessary, useless |
| Main Entry: | subsidiary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secondary, helpful |
Synonyms: |
accessory, adjuvant, aiding, ancillary, appurtenant, assistant, assisting, auxiliary, backup, branch, collateral, contributory, cooperative, lesser, minor, serviceable, subject, subordinate, subservient, supplemental, supplementary, tributory, useful |
Antonyms: |
chief, important, necessary |
| Main Entry: | reliant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dependent |
Synonyms: |
accessory to, ancillary, appurtenant, conditional, conditioned, contingent, controlled by, counting, depending, incidental to, liable to, provisory, reckoning, regulated by, relative, relying, subject, subject to, subordinate, subservient, susceptible, sustained by, trusting, under control of |