Meaning

Something added; especially, such an addition added to make up for a deficiency..

Definitions by Sense

1. Something added; especially, such an addition added to make up for a deficiency.
2. An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors, or brings up to date.
3. (journalism, scientific literature) An additional section of a newspaper devoted to a specific subject; an additional section of a journal issue, or an additional issue, for a similar purpose.
4. (geometry) An angle that, when added to a given angle, makes 180°; a supplementary angle.
5. (nutrition, bodybuilding) A vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound ingested to meet dietary deficiencies or enhance muscular development; the dosage form that conveys or embodies it (e.g., tablet, capsule, pill, powder, beverage).
6. A surcharge, additional cost, especially for food in a restaurant.
7. (grammar) An adjunct that is nonessential, especially a supplementary relative clause.
8. To provide or make a supplement to something.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:adjunct

Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.

AI models will not completely replace the humans, she said, but will serve as a “supplement” intended to aid in the brand’s representation of various sizes, skin tones and ages.

the literary supplement

"Mid-Lent, and the Enemy grins," remarked Selwyn as he started for church with Nina and the children. Austin, knee-deep in a dozen Sunday supplements, refused to stir; poor little Eileen was now convalescent from grippe, but still unsteady on her legs; her maid had taken the grippe, and now moaned all day: "Mon dieu! Mon dieu! Che fais mourir!"

Vitamins, minerals, and essential fatty acids must come from either the diet or supplements.

Menstruators are likelier to need an iron supplement than non-menstruators, whose diet alone is usually sufficient.

She wasn't getting enough iron, so they prescribed a supplement.

Word Forms

• supplements
• supplementing
• supplemented

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When Should You Use Supplement?

Use supplement when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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