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- \ˈek-strə\
- /ˈekstrə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- \ˈek-strə\
Definitions of extra word
- noun extra Added to an existing or usual amount or number. 1
- adjective extra more than normal 1
- adjective extra of outside 1
- abbreviation EXTRA extraordinary 1
- adjective extra supplementary 1
- adverb extra above usual amount 1
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Parts of speech for Extra
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
extra popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for extra
adjective extra
- additional — Additional things are extra things apart from the ones already present.
- further — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- added — You use added to say that something has more of a particular thing or quality.
- spare — to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy: to spare one's enemy.
- second — next after the first; being the ordinal number for two.
adverb extra
- on top — the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
- above — If one thing is above another one, it is directly over it or higher than it.
- especially — Used to single out one person, thing, or situation over all others.
- particularly — in a particular or to an exceptional degree; especially: He read it with particularly great interest.
- ultra — going beyond what is usual or ordinary; excessive; extreme.
noun extra
- addition — An addition to something is a thing which is added to it.
- add-on — a device or unit added to equipment or a construction: an add-on to a computer; a nice add-on to an old house.
- supplement — something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole.
- bonus — A bonus is an extra amount of money that is added to someone's pay, usually because they have worked very hard.
- luxury — a material object, service, etc., conducive to sumptuous living, usually a delicacy, elegance, or refinement of living rather than a necessity: Gold cufflinks were a luxury not allowed for in his budget.
Antonyms for extra
adjective extra
- usual — habitual or customary: her usual skill.
- common — If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
- commonplace — If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.
- main — chief in size, extent, or importance; principal; leading: the company's main office; the main features of a plan.
- necessary — being essential, indispensable, or requisite: a necessary part of the motor.
adverb extra
- intrinsically — belonging to a thing by its very nature: the intrinsic value of a gold ring.
- basically — You use basically for emphasis when you are stating an opinion, or when you are making an important statement about something.
- in essence — the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features: Freedom is the very essence of our democracy.
- in substance — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
- firstly — in the first place; first.
noun extra
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- lessening — to become less.
- reduction — the act of reducing or the state of being reduced.
- subtraction — an act or instance of subtracting.
- necessity — something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life.
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