Ancillary and Primary

Ancillary

Ancillary adjective - Furnishing added support.

Primary is an antonym for ancillary in supplementary topic.

Primary

Primary adjective - Highest in rank or authority.
Usage example: the movie's primary screenwriter

Ancillary is an antonym for primary.

Nearby Words: prime, prim, primarily, primal

Both words in one sentence

  • Chromatic Arrangement It even practiced character arrangement, as all of the primary heroes were on the first poster, the villains on the second, and the ancillary heroes on the third.
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