collateral

/kəlˈætɚəl/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
   “cousins are collateral relatives”
2. serving to support or corroborate
   “collateral evidence”
3. additional but secondary; auxiliary
4. situated or running side by side
   “collateral ridges of mountains”
5. occurring with or following as a consequence
   “an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems”

noun

1. a security pledged for the repayment of a loan

Synonyms for collateral

• indirect
• confirmative
• confirming
• confirmatory
• corroborative
• corroboratory
• substantiating
• substantiative
• validating
• validatory
• verificatory
• verifying
• supportive
• secondary
• parallel
• attendant
• consequent
• accompanying
• concomitant
• incidental
• ensuant
• resultant
• sequent
• subsequent

Antonyms of collateral

• lineal

Words that rhyme with collateral

• bilateral
• lateral
• trilateral
• unilateral
• multilateral
• plurilateral