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Synonyms

additional

American  
[uh-dish-uh-nl] / əˈdɪʃ ə nl /

adjective

  1. added; more; supplementary.

    additional information.


additional British  
/ əˈdɪʃənəl /

adjective

  1. added or supplementary

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • additionally adverb
  • preadditional adjective

Etymology

Origin of additional

First recorded in 1630–40; addition + -al 1

Example Sentences

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It is unclear whether his departure will help Starmer, whose popularity has fallen significantly, or whether it will fan calls for additional action.

From The Wall Street Journal

The researchers plan to continue studying Mic-628 to better understand its safety and effectiveness in additional animal studies and in humans.

From Science Daily

This includes tree nuts, some fresh fruit, soybean oil, wine, spirits and other "additional products" that were not specified.

From Barron's

"If criminals are able to see you've gone to the effort of adding additional security, it makes them think twice."

From BBC

"If a similar mechanism interacted with the Uranian system, it would explain why Voyager 2 saw all this unexpected additional energy."

From Science Daily