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Adjective extra has 3 senses
- extra, other, additional - further or added; "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes"; "I have no other shoes"; "there are other possibilities"
Antonym: subtracted (indirect, via added)
- excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus - 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"
Antonym: necessary (indirect, via unnecessary)
- extra, special - added to a regular schedule; "a special holiday flight"; "put on special buses for the big game"
Antonym: scheduled (indirect, via unscheduled)
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