supplemental

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UK/ˌsʌplɪˈmɛntəl/Canada, US/ˌsʌpləˈmɛntəl/Australia/ˌsapləˈmentəl/

adjective

Acting to supplement.

CommonScrabble 18

Meanings

adjectivesupplemental (comparative more supplemental, superlative most supplemental)

comparative more supplemental · superlative most supplemental

  1. Acting to supplement.

    The supplementary bibliography (in Vol. VI) attests to the comprehensiveness of the effort.

    1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii
  2. Appending.
  3. Lacking a regular schedule (as in a supplemental airline).
nounsupplemental (plural supplementals)

plural supplementals

  1. Something that supplements or adds to.
  2. A requisition or article of legislation that provides additional funding for a program.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivefunctioning in a supporting capacity

adjectiveadded to complete or make up a deficiency

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishsupplement
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishsupplemental

From supplement + -al.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Finnish lisä-, täydennys-
  • lisä-Acting to supplement
  • täydennys-Acting to supplement
  • täydentäväActing to supplement
  • lisäSomething that supplements or adds to
  • täydennysSomething that supplements or adds to
Russian дополнительный, дополнительный
  • дополнительный (dopolnitelʹnyj)Acting to supplement
  • дополнительный (dopolnitelʹnyj)Lacking a regular schedule
Welsh atodol
  • atodolActing to supplement
Cite this entry
APA

supplemental. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supplemental

MLA

“supplemental.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supplemental. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supplemental,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supplemental.

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