English adjective: collateral |
1. | collateral descended from a common ancestor but through different lines |
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| Samples | Cousins are collateral relatives. An indirect descendant of the Stuarts.
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| Synonyms | indirect |
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| See also | related |
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| Antonyms | lineal, direct |
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2. | collateral serving to support or corroborate |
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| Samples | Collateral evidence.
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| Synonyms | confirmative, confirmatory, confirming, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying |
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| Similar | supportive |
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| Antonyms | unsupportive |
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3. | collateral accompany, concomitant |
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| Samples | Collateral target damage from a bombing run.
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| Similar | secondary |
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| Antonyms | primary |
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4. | collateral situated or running side by side |
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| Samples | Collateral ridges of mountains.
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| Similar | parallel |
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| Antonyms | oblique, perpendicular |
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