Synonyms for extra
ˈɛk strəex·tra

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1. supernumerary, spear carrier, extranoun

   a minor actor in crowd scenes

   Synonyms:
   spear carrier, duplicate, supernumerary

   Antonyms:
   subtractive, scheduled, necessary

2. extranoun

   an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)

   Synonyms:
   spear carrier, duplicate, supernumerary

   Antonyms:
   necessary, subtractive, scheduled

3. extra, duplicateadjective

   something additional of the same kind

   "he always carried extras in case of an emergency"

   Synonyms:
   duplication, spear carrier, duplicate, supernumerary

   Antonyms:
   necessary, scheduled, subtractive

4. excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplusadjective

   more than is needed, desired, or required

   "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"

   Synonyms:
   superfluous, senseless, surplus, unembellished, supererogatory, scanty, spare, otiose, wasted, pleonastic, unornamented, free, plain, redundant, supernumerary, excess, purposeless, additional, tautological, special, tautologic, trim, bare(a), bare, pointless

   Antonyms:
   necessary, subtractive, scheduled

5. extra, specialadjective

   added to a regular schedule

   "a special holiday flight"; "put on special buses for the big game"

   Synonyms:
   superfluous, surplus, special(a), peculiar(a), excess, spare, supererogatory, redundant, supernumerary, limited, particular, additional, special, especial(a), particular(a), exceptional

   Antonyms:
   scheduled, subtractive, necessary

6. extra, additionaladverb

   further or added

   "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes"

   Synonyms:
   excess, supererogatory, superfluous, surplus, spare, supernumerary, special, additional, redundant

   Antonyms:
   necessary, scheduled, subtractive

7. extraadverb

   unusually or exceptionally

   "an extra fast car"

   Antonyms:
   subtractive, necessary, scheduled

Matched Categories

1. • Actor
   • Edition

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. exclusive

   a special or extra ; usually a service

   we found many exclusive services at the job fair.

   Submitted by anonymous on February 23, 2021  

2. superfluities

   Submitted by anonymous on November 1, 2020  

3. wicked

   in new england, massachusetts specifically boston the term “wicked” is used very very often in explaining an amount

   “have you ever seen a kevin hart skit? he’s wicked funny.” “hey, can you stop at the next rest stop? i have to pee wicked bad.”

   Submitted by Daniellebetts95 on October 22, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. extraadjective

   Synonyms:
   additional

2. extraadjective

   Synonyms:
   unusual, extraordinary

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1. extraadjective

   Synonyms:
   supplemental, additional, supplementary, supernumerary

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "extra":

   additional, supplementary, further, extraordinary, supplemental, incremental, supernumerary, more, added

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. EXTRA

   Synonyms:
   Evaluation of the XT Stent for Restenosis in Native Arteries

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1. Brian Isetts:

   It takes a little extra work, but there are resources and systems in place that can help practitioners figure out what they should do.

2. Ford Otosan:

   As it was not possible to supply parts from intermediate product makers in Bursa, the preplanned extra working shift has been cancelled.

3. Daniel Skjeldam:

   We expect a revolution on battery technology for ships, we expect batteries to be lighter, more effective, and we've set aside extra room for more batteries to be installed when battery packs become more effective.

4. Anthony Gray:

   We want the community to know we've got an extra set of eyes and ears in the midst of the demonstrations.

5. Siemon Wezeman:

   When Vietnam acquired the EXTRA system, it was always thought that it would be deployed on the Spratlys...it is the perfect weapon for that.