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- Dictionarysupplemental/ˌsʌplɪˈmɛntl/
adjective
- 1. provided in addition to what is already present or available to complete or enhance it: North American "many premature infants need supplemental oxygen soon after birth"
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The meaning of SUPPLEMENTAL is serving to supplement. How to use supplemental in a sentence.
Supplemental definition: supplementary. . See examples of SUPPLEMENTAL used in a sentence.
adjective. mainly US us / ˌsʌp.ləˈmen.t̬ ə l / uk / ˌsʌp.lɪˈmen.t ə l / (UK usually supplementary) Add to word list. extra: They supported supplemental funding for disaster-hit areas. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Also, extra, and in addition.
Something that's supplemental is added when there's a lack or deficiency. You might feed the runt from a litter of puppies supplemental milk because he can't get enough from his mother. Teachers are famous for assigning supplemental reading to round out the information in a textbook.
Define supplemental. supplemental synonyms, supplemental pronunciation, supplemental translation, English dictionary definition of supplemental. n. 1. Something added to complete a thing, make up for a deficiency, or extend or strengthen the whole. 2. A section added to a book or document to give...
(sʌplɪmentəl ) adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Supplemental means the same as supplementary. [mainly US, formal] You'll probably be able to buy supplemental insurance at an extra cost. Large supplemental doses of vitamin E can slightly raise blood pressure. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Synonyms for SUPPLEMENTAL: auxiliary, additional, supplementary, accessory, peripheral, makeshift, accessorial, appurtenant; Antonyms of SUPPLEMENTAL: main, principal, chief, basic, primary, fundamental, necessary, prime.
