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

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1. ancillary

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

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

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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"

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

   Antonyms:
   unsupportive

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1. ancillaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   helping, helpful, auxiliary, instrumental

2. ancillaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   subservient, subordinate

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1. List of paraphrases for "ancillary":

   auxiliary, accessories, subsidiary, incidental, accessory, auxiliaries, assistants, adjunct, secondary, fringe, miscellaneous, fittings, assistant, props, non-production, junior, related, complementary, supplementary, spin-off, annexes, appurtenances, prop

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1. Kenneth Zuckerberg:

   Grain traders are focusing on core businesses, rather than ancillary businesses.

2. Virginia Canter:

   That's also probably an ancillary benefit, is if somebody is weighted in a particular stock, it allows them to diversify their portfolio, since you're limiting your subsequent investment, you may also not be maximizing your profit.

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. Barry Schwartz:

   Lower rates encourage people to invest, encourage businesses to make acquisitions, take on debt, expand their operations, the banks will benefit from more M&A, more stock listings, more bond and preferred share offerings, wealth management and ancillary services and loan demand.

5. Maria Cantwell:

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