Auxiliary and Requisite

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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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Requisite is an antonym for auxiliary.

Requisite adjective - Impossible to do without.

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Auxiliary is an antonym for requisite.

Nearby Word: requisition

lead auxiliary

lead requisite

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