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supplement
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of SUPPLEMENT
1
something added (as by growth) <this new rule restricting e-mail to job-related activity is only a supplement to the preexisting policy regarding personal use of company resources>
Synonyms accretion, accrual, addendum, addition, augmentation, boost, expansion, gain, increment, more, plus, proliferation, raise, rise, step-up, supplement, uptick
Related Words accumulation, assemblage, collection, gathering; complement; accession, appendix, continuation, extension, uptrend, upturn; jump, run-up, spike
Near Antonyms deduction, subtraction
2
something that serves to complete or make up for a deficiency in something else <recommends taking a vitamin C supplement to prevent colds>
Synonyms correlate, supplement
3
a part added at the end of a book or periodical <a supplement containing biographical articles on women who had died since the publication of the original three-volume encyclopedia>
Related Words coda, epilogue (also epilog), postlude; conclusion, ending, finale; accompaniment, addition, complement, postscript; follow-up, sequel; documentation; allonge, rider
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