Meaning & use

supplementary

adjective·Academic

Added to something else to complete or enhance it; extra or additional.

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The textbook came with supplementary exercises available online for extra practice.

The government approved a supplementary budget to cover unexpected repair costs.

A note on using this word

Supplementary describes something that adds to a main item without being essential to it, unlike complementary, which describes two things that combine to complete each other.

Words with a similar meaning

additionalextrasupplemental

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Words with an opposite meaning

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