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. Dan Buettner:

   Life expectancy in America is about 79, we should be able to live to 92. Somewhere along the line, we're leaving 13 years on the table. So my quest is -- how do we get those extra 13 years? And how do we make those extra 13 years, good years?

2. Carlo Ruggiero:

   At night when my family is asleep, I work uninterrupted for at least two to three hours, these few extra hours have been extra productive because I sleep better knowing I've done all I can that day, but more importantly, it decreases my 'to do' list for the next morning.

3. Peter Bartos:

   That's why we flew with tanker aircraft - militarized airliner with extra gas - to provide that tenuous communications link and extra gas should we experience aircraft malfunctions.

4. Pierre Corneille:

   Love is the extra effort we make in our dealings with those whom we do not like and once you understand that, you understand all. This idea that love overtakes you is nonsense. This is but a polite manifestation of sex. To love another you have to undertake some fragment of their destiny.

5. Kareem Abdul-Jabar:

   My mother had to send me to the movies with my birth certificate, so that I wouldn't have to pay the extra fifty cents that the adults had to pay.