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. Alice Wairimu Nderitu:

   These include extra-judicial killings, sexual violence, looting of property, mass executions and impeded humanitarian access.

2. Doug Ducey:

   At any given time, I might have three dispatchers answering all of the calls that come into our office, if they’re tied up handling 911 calls that wouldn’t be happening otherwise, your 911 call because of a vehicle accident or something other than that more serious might ring a few extra times, and that’s scary.

3. Dan Bristol:

   If you can remove an extra step or delay, a voter is much more likely to cast their ballot.

4. Michael Keenan:

   In response to these particular allegations, the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [Peter Dutton] has instructed that there will be extra screening through air cargo, you would appreciate it is a very big job to screen, and Australia is a very open economy, there is an enormous number of packages moving both inward and outward on any given day, but we’ve taken measures to improve screening, and Minister Dutton will continue to assess what we learned from this particular plot, and what other measures we might need to take to ensure the security of the air cargo system.

5. Don Crigger:

   A Purple Heart is extra special because a serviceman has shed blood for his country, it needs to be recognized, and someone needs to have that in their possession.