accessary

Speech parts

1. accessary - Noun

2. accessary - Adjective

3. accessary - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Accompanying, as a subordinate; additional; accessory; esp., uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief actor. See Accessory.

One who, not being present, contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

accessory confederate party auxiliary supplementary secondary extra accident associate attachment subsidiary add-on ancillary adjunct accomplice
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Antonyms

counteraction bandit challenger enemy opposition chief
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Hypernyms

malefactor criminal outlaw crook felon

Hyponyms

confederate collaborator henchman abettor abetter partner in crime

Derivatives

accessaries

Examples

he was charged with being accessory to the crime Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

access way accessarily accessariness accessary after the fact accessary before the fact accessaryship