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Synonyms & Antonyms of extra
(Entry 1 of 3)
being over what is needed
- always has extra food on hand in the event that unexpected company drops by
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adverbSynonyms & Antonyms of extra (Entry 2 of 3)
to a great degree
- the children tried to be extra quiet while their mother was recovering
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- achingly,
- almighty,
- archly,
- awful,
- awfully,
- badly,
- beastly,
- blisteringly,
- bone,
- colossally,
- corking,
- cracking,
- damn,
- damned,
- dang,
- deadly,
- desperately,
- eminently,
- enormously,
- especially,
- ever,
- exceedingly
- (also exceeding),
- extremely,
- fabulously,
- fantastically,
- far,
- fiercely,
- filthy,
- frightfully,
- full,
- greatly,
- heavily,
- highly,
- hugely,
- immensely,
- incredibly,
- intensely,
- jolly,
- majorly,
- mightily,
- mighty,
- monstrous
- [chiefly dialect],
- mortally,
- most,
- much,
- particularly,
- passing,
- rattling,
- real,
- really,
- right,
- roaring,
- roaringly,
- seriously,
- severely,
- so,
- sore,
- sorely,
- spanking,
- specially,
- stinking,
- such,
- super,
- supremely,
- surpassingly,
- terribly,
- that,
- thumping,
- too,
- unco,
- uncommonly,
- vastly,
- very,
- vitally,
- way,
- whacking,
- wicked,
- wildly
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nounSynonyms & Antonyms of extra (Entry 3 of 3)
1
an interchangeable part or piece of equipment that is kept on hand for replacement of an original
- that portable player runs through batteries incredibly fast, so I always keep plenty of extras on hand
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2
something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary
- the motel is clean and comfortable, but there are no extras
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3
something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed
- as an extra, the dealer filled the tank of my new car
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- benefaction,
- beneficence,
- benevolence,
- bounty,
- charity,
- generosity,
- largesse
- (also largess),
- philanthropy
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The first known use of extra was in 1757
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