extra
Meaning of extra
adjective
- added to an existing or usual amount or number; additional.
they offered him an extra thirty-five cents an hour
a lot of extra work is involved
breakfast is extra, but there are tea and coffee facilities
- excessive or extravagant.
‘crudité’ is so extra—just call it a snack
she matched her outfit to her car because she's extra
- to a greater extent than usual; especially.
he is trying to be extra good
- in addition.
installation will cost about £60 extra
- an item in addition to what is usual or strictly necessary.
I had an education with all the extras
mid 17th century (as an adjective): probably a shortening of extraordinary, suggested by similar forms in French and German.
prefix- outside; beyond.
extracellular
extraterritorial
via medieval Latin from Latin extra ‘outside’.
Information about extra
- The plural form of extra is: extras.
- Languages in which extra is used:
(Press the button to hear it)
Catalan
GalicianHyphenation of extra
ex-tra
- It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
- extra is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
extra synonyms
Meaning excess:
excess, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
Meaning special:
Meaning additional:
Meaning supernumerary:
Meaning duplicate:
Meaning a greater or additional amount or degree of:
Meaning denoting an increased or enhancing quality or factor:
Meaning completing or enhancing something:
Meaning provided in addition to what is already present or available to complete or enhance it:
Meaning additional to what already exists or has already taken place, been done, or been accounted for:
Meaning providing supplementary or additional help and support:
Meaning in addition to something else, but not as important:
Meaning less important than but related or supplementary to something:
Meaning coming after, less important than, or resulting from someone or something else that is primary:
Meaning occurring with or as a result of:
Meaning contributing to or aiding an activity or process in a minor way; subsidiary or supplementary:
Meaning further; additional:
Meaning used to refer to an additional person or thing of the same type as one already mentioned or known about; one more; a further:
Meaning in addition to another or others already existing:
Meaning (of food) recently made or obtained; not tinned, frozen, or otherwise preserved:
Meaning to a greater degree than normal; unusually:
Meaning to a higher degree than is usual or average:
Meaning for a special purpose:
Meaning to a great extent; very much:
Meaning in a high degree:
Meaning to a very great degree; very:
Meaning in a remarkable or noticeable way:
Meaning more than usually; especially:
Meaning in a way that is readily distinguishable by the senses; clearly:
Meaning in a way that is not habitual or common:
Meaning in a very unusual or remarkable way:
Meaning exceptionally; very:
Meaning in a way that belongs or is connected to only one particular person or thing:
Meaning in a way that is worthy of attention:
Meaning in a way that attracts attention by reason of being unusual, extreme, or prominent:
Meaning exceptionally:
Meaning in a way that causes great surprise or wonder:
Meaning to a great degree; extremely:
Meaning very:
awfully, mucho, dead, powerful
Meaning very; extremely:
terribly, majorly, jolly, devilish
Meaning in actual fact, as opposed to what is said or imagined to be true or possible:
Meaning in particular; especially:
Meaning to an extent which is clearly noticeable; significantly:
Meaning undoubtedly; undeniably:
Meaning in a way that causes surprise; unexpectedly:
Meaning in a clearly visible way:
Meaning in a solemn or considered manner:
Meaning in a good or satisfactory way:
Meaning very (used for emphasis):
Meaning to the furthest or most complete extent or degree (used for emphasis):
Meaning as an extra factor or circumstance:
Meaning in addition; too:
Meaning to a higher degree than is desirable, permissible, or possible; excessively:
Meaning in addition; as well:
Meaning at that time; at the time in question:
Meaning in addition to what has already been mentioned:
Meaning in addition; besides (used to introduce a fresh consideration in an argument):
Meaning in addition; as a further factor or consideration:
Meaning a person or thing added or joined:
Meaning a thing added to something else in order to complete or enhance it:
Meaning a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part:
Meaning an item of additional material added at the end of a book or other publication:
Meaning an extra and unexpected advantage:
Meaning a musical part which supports or partners an instrument, voice, or group:
Meaning a thing that contributes extra features to something else in such a way as to improve or emphasize its quality:
Meaning a person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time or with whom one travels:
Meaning a substance added to something in small quantities to improve or preserve it:
Meaning a part that is added to something to enlarge or prolong it:
Meaning a thing that is added or attached to something larger or more important:
Meaning an extra part or extension that is or may be attached to something to perform a particular function:
Meaning an act of retrofitting a component or accessory:
Meaning a peripheral device:
extra antonyms
Meaning conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected:
Meaning contained as part of a whole being considered:
Meaning the state or fact of being required:
Meaning a thing that is absolutely necessary:
Translation of extra
- Spanish: más, suplementario, demasiado, excesivo
- German: zusätzlich
- Italian: extra, supplementare, superfluo
- French: additionnel, supplémentaire
Anagrams of extra
Words that rhyme with extra
Bextra, Dextra, dextra, Arixtra, Senokotxtra
Are you looking more rhymes for extra? Try our rhymes search engine.