Nouns (5)
etcetera, etceteras, extras
n. additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same; "his report was full of etceteras"
supernumerary, spear carrier
n. a minor actor in crowd scenes
Verbs (0)
Adverbs (4)
particularly, especially, specially, in particular
adv. "He was particularly fussy about spelling"
Adjectives (10)
extra
adj. further or added; "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes"
extra
adj. (prefix) outside or beyond: "an extrauterine pregnancy"
special
adj. added to a regular schedule; "a special holiday flight"; "put on special buses for the big game"
spare, excess, surplus, supernumerary, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous
adj. 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"
Fuzzynyms (65)
appendage
n. a part that is joined to something larger
accessory, appurtenance, supplement
n. a supplementary component that improves capability
complement
n. something added to complete or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"
perquisite, perk, fringe benefit
n. an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job"
privilege
n. a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
benefit
n. financial assistance in time of need
bounty, premium
n. payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military
reward
n. payment made in return for a service rendered
tip, gratuity, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh
n. a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
bonus, incentive
n. an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
subsidiary, auxiliary, supplementary, supplemental
adj. functioning in a subsidiary or supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches"
additional, adscititious
adj. added or derived from something outside; not inherent; "an adscititious habit rather than an inherent taste"
accessory, adjuvant, subsidiary, adjunct, auxiliary, ancillary, appurtenant
adj. furnishing added support; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other"
free
adj. able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice"
super, extremely
adv. "The house was super clean for Mother's visit"
jolly, pretty, rather, quite
adv. intensifier, as in "pretty big"
slightly, somewhat, in some respects, in a measure, to some degree, to some extent
adv. "His arguments were somewhat self-contradictory"
inordinately, extraordinarily
adv. extremely; "she was inordinately smart"; "it will be an extraordinarily painful step to negotiate"
singularly
adv. in a singular manner or to a singular degree; "Lord T. was considered singularly licentious even for the courts of Russia and Portugal; he acquired three wives and fourteen children during his Portuguese embassy alone"
uncommonly
adv. exceptionally; "a common remedy is uncommonly difficult to find"
unco, unusually, remarkably, oustandingly
adv. to a remarkable degree or extent; "she was unusually tall"
free, loose, loosely
adv. "Cows in India are running loose"
further, to a greater extent
adv. "He was further annoyed by a second disruption"
more, further, other, else, in addition
adv. in an additional manner or place or at an additional time; "There's nothing more we can do"
Synonyms (28)
accessorial
adj. nonessential but helpful; "accessorial services included sorting and packing"
more, further, additional
adj. further or added; "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes"
another, other
adj. recently past; "the other evening"
else
adj. additional or more: "would you like anything else?"; "I have nothing else to say"
intercalary
adj. having a day or month inserted to make the calendar year correspond to the solar year: "Feb. 29 is an intercalary day"; "a leap year is an intercalary year"
superimposed
adj. with one layer on top of another; "superimposed rocks"
supplementary, supplemental
adj. added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes"
value-added
adj. being or pertaining to something added to a product to increase its value or price: "software supplied by a value-added distributor"; "a value-added tax"
after-school
adj. outside regular school hours: "a special after-school class"
away
adj. (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch"
ecto
adj. (prefix) outside or outer: "ectoderm"
extracurricular
adj. outside the regular duties of your job or profession
extracurricular
adj. outside the regular academic curriculum; "sports and drama are popular extracurricular activities"
right
adj. (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward; "the right side of the cloth showed the pattern"; "be sure your shirt is right side out"
emergency, unexpected
adj. made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency; "a forced landing"
inessential, nonessential, dispensable
adj. not absolutely necessary
gratuitous, needless, uncalled-for
adj. unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life"
spare, reserve
adj. kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts"
Antonyms (8)
basic, staple
n. (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
need, requirement, necessity, essential, requisite, necessary
n. anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained"
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