Textual thesaurus for "extra"

(adj) additional

further or added

called for additional troops; need extra help; an extra pair of shoes

(adj) supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, excess, spare, redundant

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

(adj) special

added to a regular schedule

a special holiday flight; put on special buses for the big game

(noun) duplicate

something additional of the same kind

he always carried extras in case of an emergency

(noun) supernumerary, spear carrier

a minor actor in crowd scenes