First Known Use: 1757
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1extra
adjective ex·tra \ˈek-strə\
: more than is usual or necessary
: costing more : requiring additional payment
Full Definition of EXTRA
1
a : more than is due, usual, or necessary : additional <extra work> b : subject to an additional charge <dessert is extra>
2
: superior <extra quality>
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Origin of EXTRA
probably short for extraordinary
Related to EXTRA
- Synonyms
- excess, spare, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
2extra
noun
: something that is added especially to make a product, service, etc., more appealing
: a person hired to act in a group scene in a movie
Full Definition of EXTRA
1
: one that is extra or additional: as a : a special edition of a newspaper b : an added charge c : an additional worker; specifically : one hired to act in a group scene in a motion picture or stage production d : an attractive addition or accessory : frill <cars loaded with extras>
2
: something of superior quality or grade
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First Known Use of EXTRA
1793
Related to EXTRA
- Antonyms
- basic, essential, fundamental, must, necessity, requirement
3extra
adverb
: beyond the usual size or amount
: very or unusually
Full Definition of EXTRA
: beyond the usual size, extent, or degree <extra large>
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First Known Use of EXTRA
1807
Related to EXTRA
- Synonyms
- achingly, almighty, archly, awful, awfully, badly, beastly, blisteringly, bone, colossally, corking, cracking, damn, damned, dang, deadly, desperately, eminently, enormously, especially, ever, exceedingly (also exceeding), very, 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, vitally, way, whacking, wicked, wildly
- Antonyms
- little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, somewhat
EXTRA- Defined for Kids
1extra
adjective ex·tra \ˈek-strə\
Definition of EXTRA for Kids
: being more than what is usual, expected, or due <I need extra help.>
2extra
adverb
Definition of EXTRA for Kids
: beyond the usual size, amount, or extent <extra large eggs> <I took an extra long walk.>
3extra
noun
Definition of EXTRA for Kids
1
: something additional <The vacation package included some nice extras.>
2
: an added charge
3
: a special edition of a newspaper
4
: a person hired for a group scene (as in a movie)
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