Nouns (2)
extra, spear carrier
n. a minor actor in crowd scenes
Verbs (0)
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (7)
spare, excess, extra, surplus, 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 (1)
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"
Synonyms (8)
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 (0)
supernumerary
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