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. Damian Dunn:

   Later in the game, they wore us out a little bit getting to the glass and getting extra possessions, that hurt us.

2. Tom Kiefer:

   Those who have entered the U.S. illegally, their personal possessions and belongings too easily get lost as they are processed and travel through the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol system, the enormous amount of belongings, such as extra clothing, socks, shoes and personal items such as rosaries, Bibles, belts, underwear, toothbrushes, soap, was in many ways incomprehensible (to me), and I am certain much of this was not meant to be discarded.

3. Tanya Altmann:

   I think that school nutrition has improved dramatically over the past five years. The quality is so much better than what it was five and 10 years ago, for instance, there's more fresh fruits, more whole grains are used, less extra, unneeded sugar and calories.

4. Bethany Raiff:

   It is possible to get creative and use other kinds of incentives (e.g., staying out a little later, getting extra time on the computer, etc).

5. The Raptors:

   I think we started passing the ball, our assists started going way up, we became the No. 1 3-point shooting team in the league because of the extra passes and the contagious passing, and our teams sense of who they thought they could become went up.