Antonyms for ancillary
ˈæn səˌlɛr i; esp. Brit. ænˈsɪl ə rian·cil·la·ry

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1. ancillary

   Antonyms:
   insubservient, redundant, inappropriate, irrelevant, alien, inoperative, unconducive, adverse, counteractive, obstructive, impertinent, preventive

   Synonyms:
   assistant, subservient, promotive, auxiliary, accessory, conducive, available, useful, applicable

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1. accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliaryadjective

   furnishing added support

   "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"

   Antonyms:
   unsupportive

   Synonyms:
   supplementary, accessary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary, supplemental, adjunct, accessory, assistant, subsidiary

How to use ancillary in a sentence?

1. David Meger:

   The very strong underlying inflationary pressures continue to be the main supportive fundamental factor driving the gold price. There are other ancillary factors, most notably, the war in Ukraine.

2. Adam Meyers:

   He wasn't a serious threat. He was most likely a nuisance hacker, it was his involvement in recruitment, communications and other ancillary support that would have made him a target.

3. Jason Maloni:

   When Paul Manafort met with President Moreno of Ecuador to discuss the China Development Fund, The President of Ecuador raised with Paul Manafort Paul Manafort desire to remove Julian Assange from Ecuador's embassy, paul Manafort listened but made no promises as this was ancillary to the purpose of the meeting.

4. Elizabeth Prelogar:

   This is not a case where the agency relied on statutory language that is vague, cryptic, ancillary, or modest.

5. Maria Cantwell:

   Let's show the Senate can work. Let's not go crazy with a bunch of ancillary things.

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