US /ˈɛkstɹə/
adv noun adj Freq #1315

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    More than what is usual, expected, or needed; additional.

    I don't mind doing some extra work, as long as I get extra pay.

  2. 2
    adv

    To an unusually high degree; more than normal.

    That day he ran to school extra fast.

  3. 3
    noun

    Something additional of the same kind.

    I always carried a few extras in case of an emergency.

  4. 4
    adj

    Behaving in a way that is too dramatic or over the top.

    You unfollowed her just for posting cat memes? You're so extra!

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · more than what is usual,... additional
3 noun · something additional of the... duplicate
Word family
Forms extras
Derived forms extracondensedextralongextranessextraordinaryexurbsextrasuperextrawuxtry

Common collocations

Etymology

Abbreviation of extraordinary.

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