supplement

1. 1.

   textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end

   Synonymsaddendumpostscript

   Broadermatter

   Narrowerappendixsequel

   Part ofback matter
2. 2.

   a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)

   Synonymssupplementation

   Broaderincrease
3. 3.

   a supplementary component that improves capability

   Synonymsaccessoryappurtenanceadd-on

   Broadercomponent

   Narrowerauto accessorycomputer accessoryfittingfixings

1. 1.

   add as a supplement to what seems insufficient

   “supplement your diet”

   Broaderadd

   Narrowervitaminizeeke outleverage
2. 2.

   serve as a supplement to

   “Vitamins supplemented his meager diet”

   Broaderconstitute
3. 3.

   add to the very end

   “He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language”

   Synonymsappendadd onaffix

   Broaderattach

   Narrowerannex

Other forms of supplement

plural

supplements·

past tense

supplemented·

present participle

supplementing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about supplement

What does supplement mean?

supplement means "textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in supplement?

supplement has 3 syllables: sup-ple-ment. The stress falls on "sup". In IPA it is /ˈsʌpləmənt/.

What is another word for supplement?

Close synonyms include addendum, postscript, supplementation, accessory, appurtenance. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is supplement a common word?

supplement is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.