What are some opposite words for accessory?

Antonyms for accessory
ækˈsɛs ə ri; ˌæk səˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr-ac·ces·so·ry

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English Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. accessory

    Colleague is used always in a good sense, associate and coadjutor generally so; ally, assistant, associate, attendant, companion, helper, either in a good or a bad sense; abetter, accessory, accomplice, confederate, almost always in a bad sense. Ally is oftenest used of national and military matters, or of some other connection regarded as great and important; as, allies of despotism. Colleague is applied to civil and ecclesiastical connections; members of Congress from the same State are colleagues, even though they may be bitter opponents politically and personally. An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court is near in rank to the Chief Justice. A surgeon's assistant is a physician or medical student who shares in the treatment and care of patients; a surgeon's attendant is one who rolls bandages and the like. Follower, henchman, retainer are persons especially devoted to a chief, and generally bound to him by necessity, fee, or reward. Partner has come to denote almost exclusively a business connection. In law, an abettor (the general legal spelling) is always present, either actively or constructively, at the commission of the crime; an accessory never. An accomplice is usually a principal; an accessory never. If present, though only to stand outside and keep watch against surprise, one is an abettor, and not an accessory. At common law, an accessory implies a principal, and can not be convicted until after the conviction of the principal; the accomplice or abettor can be convicted as a principal. Accomplice and abettor have nearly the same meaning, but the former is the popular, the latter more distinctively the legal term. Compare APPENDAGE; AUXILIARY.

    Antonyms:
    adversary, antagonist, betrayer, chief, commander, enemy, foe, hinderer, instigator, leader, opponent, opposer, principal, rival

    Synonyms:
    abetter, abettor, accomplice, ally, assistant, associate, attendant, coadjutor, colleague, companion, confederate, follower, helper, henchman, participator, partner, retainer

    Preposition:
    An accessory to the crime; before or after the fact; the accessories of a figure in a painting.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 1 vote

  1. accessoryadjective

    Antonyms:
    essential, inherent, immanent, incorporate, superfluous, irrelevant, malapropos, obstructive, cumbersome

    Synonyms:
    assistant, additive, additional, auxiliary, supplementary, conducive

  2. accessorynoun

    Antonyms:
    foe, antagonist, adversary, rival

    Synonyms:
    accomplice, associate, abettor, ally, colleague, confederate, helper

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Princeton's WordNet4.0 / 1 vote

  1. accessory, accoutrement, accoutermentnoun

    clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing

    Antonyms:
    unsupportive

    Synonyms:
    add-on, supplement, accouterment, appurtenance, accoutrement, accessary

  2. accessory, appurtenance, supplement, add-onnoun

    a supplementary component that improves capability

    Antonyms:
    unsupportive

    Synonyms:
    add-on, gear, accouterment, accessary, accoutrement, addendum, improver, addition, appurtenance, paraphernalia, postscript, supplement, supplementation

  3. accessory, accessaryadjective

    someone who helps another person commit a crime

    Antonyms:
    unsupportive

    Synonyms:
    add-on, supplement, accouterment, appurtenance, accoutrement, accessary

  4. accessary, accessoryadjective

    aiding and abetting in a crime

    "he was charged with being accessory to the crime"

    Antonyms:
    unsupportive

    Synonyms:
    appurtenant, auxiliary, adjuvant, adjunct, ancillary, accessary

  5. accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliaryadjective

    furnishing added support

    "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"

    Antonyms:
    unsupportive

    Synonyms:
    supplementary, accessary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary, supplemental, adjunct, assistant, ancillary, subsidiary

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. accessoryadjective

    Synonyms:
    accompanying, accessary, contributory, subservient, subsidiary

How to use accessory in a sentence?

  1. Kyle Long:

    He went live on television and confessed to being an accessory to murder and the Las Vegas PD, as far as I know, is doing nothing about it.

  2. Javad Zarif:

    Unlike the piracy in the Strait of Gibraltar, our action in Persian Gulf is to uphold int' l maritime rules, uK must cease being an accessory to #EconomicTerrorism of The United States.

  3. Sefiya Diejomaoh:

    When you come out in a stylish mask or with an accessory such as this, it doesn't seem as though we're fighting a war. It seems more fun.

  4. James Sultan:

    Did he make all the right decisions? No, he was a 23-year-old kid who witnessed something, committed by somebody he knew. He really didn't know what to do, so he put one foot in front of another. Keep in mind, he's not charged with accessory after the fact. ... He's charged with murder ... and that he did not do.

  5. Franz Kompisch:

    You chose the safe desk job, what you consider to be moral guilt and what you depict as being a cog in the wheel is exactly what lawmakers view as being an accessory to murder.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#1793chief
#2047leader
#2131essential
#2831principal
#3868accessory
#4784enemy
#6145commander
#7801incorporate
#9071opponent
#10683inherent
#11080rival
#13150irrelevant
#20381foe
#24833adversary
#27419cumbersome
#27459antagonist
#29689obstructive
#35699superfluous
#80055instigator
#86054immanent
#124547opposer
#132577betrayer
#186333unsupportive
#331893hinderer

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