"collateral" in the noun sense
1. collateral
a security pledged for the repayment of a loan
"collateral" in the adjective sense
1. collateral, indirect
descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
"cousins are collateral relatives"
"an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"
2. collateral, confirmative, confirming, confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying
serving to support or corroborate
"collateral evidence"
3. collateral
additional but secondary auxiliary
4. collateral
situated or running side by side
"collateral ridges of mountains"
5. attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent, collateral
occurring with or following as a consequence
"an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"
"snags incidental to the changeover in management"
"attendant circumstances"
"the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"
"the ensuant response to his appeal"
"the resultant savings were considerable"
"collateral target damage from a bombing run"
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