Auxiliary and Chief

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Auxiliary

Auxiliary adjective - Available to supply something extra when needed.
Usage example: the auditorium has an auxiliary cooling system used only on particularly sweltering days
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Chief is an antonym for auxiliary in topics: supporting, supplementary.

Chief

Chief adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
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Auxiliary is an antonym for chief in essential topic.
Nearby Word: chiefly
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female female auxiliary female chief
former former auxiliary former chief

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Switchblade Sisters The Daggers have a ladies' auxiliary, The Dagger Debs, who rumble just as hard as the men, but one day chief Dagger Deb Lace meets her match in Maggie, a new kid who won't back down.
    Source: Film / Switchblade Sisters
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