Words / B2

uh-DISH-uh-nl/əˈdɪʃənl/

Additional means extra: additional staff; additional costs. Additionally is the adverb (already in the dictionary). Extra is everyday; further is close in formal writing. Do not pile additional additional. Invigilators hired as additional cover.

Meaning

Extra; more than what was there before.

Examples

• “Additional invigilators were hired after last year’s phone incidents.”
• “There will be no additional funding in this round.”

Good to know

additional + noun; additional to. Adverb: additionally. Everyday: extra. Formal: further. Budgets: additional costs. Not a synonym of extra in every sentence — pick one.

Near in meaning

extra

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