extra

  • (s) 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
    excess, redundant, supererogatory, supernumerary, surplus, spare, superfluous,
  • (r) unusually or exceptionally
    • an extra fast car
  • (s) added to a regular schedule
    • a special holiday flight
    • put on special buses for the big game
    special,
  • (s) further or added
    • called for additional troops
    • need extra help
    • an extra pair of shoes
    additional,

Nouns

  • (n) a minor actor in crowd scenes spear carrier, supernumerary,
  • (n) an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)
  • (n) something additional of the same kind
    • he always carried extras in case of an emergency
    duplicate,

Synonyms

excess redundant supererogatory supernumerary surplus spare superfluous spear carrier special duplicate additional

Words of close approximity

extol
extracapsular surgery extracellular extracellular fluid extract extractable extractible extraction extractor extracurricular extracurricular activity extradite extradition extra dividend extrados extradural extragalactic extragalactic nebula extra innings extrajudicial extra large extralegal extralinguistic extramarital extramarital sex extramural extraneous extraneousness extraordinaire extraordinarily extraordinariness extraordinary extra point extrapolate extrapolation extrasensory extrasensory perception extrasystole extrasystolic extraterrestrial extraterrestrial being extraterrestrial object extraterritorial extra time extrauterine gestation extrauterine pregnancy extravagance extravagancy extravagant extravagantly extravaganza extravasate extravasation extraversion extraversive extravert extraverted extravertive