extra

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable, usually) Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.
2. (dated, not-comparable, usually) Extraordinarily good; superior.
3. (comparable, not-comparable, slang, usually) Over the top; going beyond what is normal or appropriate, often in a dramatic manner.

Adv

To an extraordinary degree.

Noun

1. Something additional, such as an item above and beyond the ordinary school curriculum, or added to the usual charge on a bill.
2. An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle, for example to report an important late-breaking event.
3. A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball.
4. A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play.
5. (slang) The state or trait of being over the top, of behaving in an overly dramatic manner.
6. Something of an extra quality or grade.
7. (Singapore, countable) A day of extra duties (often, over the weekends) in camp, as a form of punishment. Used in the phrase “to sign extra”, meaning one has been assigned extras as punishment.

Synonyms

additional

surplus

supplementary

excess

supernumerary

superfluous

special

spare

accessory

more

redundant

another

especially

spear carrier

supplemental

super

over

plus

supplement

markup

further

bonus

in excess

super-

too much

auxiliary

walk-on

attachment

exceptionally

supererogatory

duplicate

second

2nd

separate

subsidiary

other

one more

more than enough

odd

increase

in addition

marginal

extraordinary

excessive

collateral

adjunctive

bit part

besides

adjunct

addable

benefit

Translations

extra

extra

supplémentaire

extra

supplementare

extra

zusätzlich

extra

Statist

extra

figurant

extra

besonders

additionnel

figurant

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛkstɹə/

Etymology

Abbreviation of extraordinary.