additional

adjective

ad·​di·​tion·​al ə-ˈdi-sh(ə-)nəl 

a-

: more than is usual or expected : added

additional information

Synonyms of additional

• more
• further
• farther
• another
• else

Examples of additional in a Sentence

Larger windows will require additional work, but the additional light they will provide may be worth the extra trouble.

there turned out to be additional reasons for her unauthorized absence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2023, De Matteis was named president of leading trade show organizer Pitti Immagine and was confirmed in the position earlier this year for an additional three-year term, until 2028. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Her post included an extended caption along with various photos of Paul with additional messages overlaid onto them. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

Boston was handling additional traffic as flights were diverted from airports affected by the Philadelphia outage. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026

There is a $30 million penalty if Paramount does not meet the goals on movie volume and additional investment of $500 million a year into film production. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

addition + -al entry 1

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for additional

• conditional
• nutritional
• positional
• traditional
• transitional
• volitional
• compositional
• definitional
• depositional
• dispositional
• intuitional
• nontraditional

Kids Definition

additional

adjective

ad·​di·​tion·​al ə-ˈdish-nəl 

-ən-ᵊl

: being an addition : extra

additionally

-ē

adverb