Antonyms for supplement


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : noun suhp-luh-muhnt; verb suhp-luh-ment
Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈsʌp lə mənt; verb ˈsʌp ləˌmɛnt


Definition of supplement

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Latin supplementum "something added to supply a deficiency," from supplere (see supply (v.)).
  • noun something added
  • verb add to
Example sentences :
  • He is able to supplement the front-sight method by the usual estimate by eye.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • Teachers will supplement them or substitute others at their pleasure.
  • Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd
  • In fact, we shall have to supplement it, before we can go before anybody with it.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • His last touch was to supplement the decanter of sherry with a bottle of vodka.
  • Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Miss Warren would have been at least surprised to see it in our supplement.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The only restriction in the supplement was, that they should not be sold below par.
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 » by Various
  • There is no balance where independence and subordination do not supplement each other.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg
  • Other methods, however, may supplement the pathological one.
  • Extract from : « Psychotherapy » by Hugo Mnsterberg
  • From October 1622 he added a supplement of books printed in English.
  • Extract from : « The Book-Hunter at Home » by P. B. M. Allan
  • Why should he feel it necessary to supplement their assurance so significantly?
  • Extract from : « The Lion's Brood » by Duffield Osborne

Synonyms for supplement

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