additional

adjective

ad·​di·​tion·​al ə-ˈdi-sh(ə-)nəl 

a-

: more than is usual or expected : added

additional information

Synonyms

• added
• another
• else
• farther
• fresh
• further
• more
• other

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

This led to fears the suspect may have had additional targets in mind. —Rebecca Schneid, Time, 16 June 2025

Saddam brutally repressed them using helicopter gunships as American forces next door in the Gulf stood by, only later establishing no-fly zones to protect these vulnerable populations from additional attacks. —Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025

Depending on any additional money changing teams, this appears to be a coup for first-year Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey, whose team was hunting down the Dodgers in the National League West. —Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025

The replay also showed FC Dallas midfielder Pedrinho taking additional steps before falling to the ground. —Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2025

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