Something that is an adjunctto something larger or more important is connected with it or helps to perform the same task.
Physical therapy is an important adjunct to drug treatments. [+ to]
The Party was certainly not an official adjunct of the police department.
[Also + of]
Synonyms: addition, supplement, accessory, complement More Synonyms of adjunct
2. countable noun
In grammar, an adjunct is a word or group of words which indicates the circumstances of an action, event, or situation. An adjunct is usually a prepositional phrase or an adverb group.
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adjunct in British English
(ˈædʒʌŋkt)
noun
1.
something incidental or not essential that is added to something else
2.
a person who is subordinate to another
3. grammar
a.
part of a sentence other than the subject or the predicate
b.
(in systemic grammar) part of a sentence other than the subject, predicator, object, or complement; usually a prepositional or adverbial group
c.
part of a sentence that may be omitted without making the sentence ungrammatical; a modifier
4. logic another name for accident (sense 4)
adjective
5.
added or connected in a secondary or subordinate position; auxiliary
Derived forms
adjunctive (əˈdʒʌŋktɪv)
adjective
adjunctively (əˈdʒʌŋktɪvlɪ)
adverb
adjunctly (ˈadjunctly)
adverb
Word origin
C16: from Latin adjunctus, past participle of adjungere to adjoin
adjunct in American English
(ˈæˌdʒʌŋkt)
noun
1.
a thing added to something else, but secondary or not essential to it
2.
a.
a person connected with another as a helper or subordinate associate
b.
an adjunct teacher, professor, etc.
3. Grammar
a word or phrase that qualifies or modifies another word or other words
adjective
4.
connected or attached in a secondary or subordinate way, or in a temporary or part-time position
Derived forms
adjunctly (ˈadjunctly)
adverb
Word origin
< L adjunctus, pp. of adjungere, adjoin
Examples of 'adjunct' in a sentence
adjunct
This is a useful adjunct to my main job as a geography teacher.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is a useful adjunct to the cleansing programme.
Turner, Roger Newman The Hayfever Handbook - a summer survival guide (1988)
An alternative or adjunct to doing more than one thing at a time is to set unrealistic deadlines.
Atkinson, Jacqueline M Coping with Stress at Work (1988)
Combined with location data, mobile advertising is set to become an important adjunct.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Such books are now a necessary adjunct, it seems, to fame.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
(noun)
Definition
something added that is not essential
Physical therapy is an important adjunct to drug treatments.
Synonyms
addition
This book is a worthy addition to the series.
supplement
the supplement to the Encyclopedia Britannica
accessory
an exclusive range of bathroom accessories
complement
The green wallpaper is the perfect complement to the old pine of the dresser.
auxiliary
a nursing auxiliary
add-on
appendage
A clever extension can create a modern appendage to the home.
addendum
If you are self-employed, you have to get an addendum to the tax form.
appurtenance
Additional synonyms
in the sense of accessory
Definition
a supplementary part or object
an exclusive range of bathroom accessories
Synonyms
extra,
addition,
supplement,
convenience,
attachment,
add-on,
component,
extension,
adjunct,
appendage,
appurtenance
in the sense of addendum
Definition
something added on, esp. an appendix to a book or magazine
If you are self-employed, you have to get an addendum to the tax form.
Synonyms
addition,
supplement,
extra,
extension,
attachment,
appendix,
postscript,
affix,
adjunct,
appendage,
augmentation,
codicil
in the sense of appendage
Definition
a secondary part attached to a main part
A clever extension can create a modern appendage to the home.