Qualities

Synonyms for extra

Two senses of extra live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 1, FoothillsQualities

more than is needed, desired, or required

Found some extra change lying on the dresser.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

spare

Same sentence, swapped: Found some spare change lying on the dresser.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for extra as it is used in the sentence above.

special
above
super

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 2, Treeline

further or added

An extra pair of shoes.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

additional

Same sentence, swapped: An additional pair of shoes.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for extra as it is used in the sentence above.

excess
above
super

Read nextThe whole library →

Closest first: other qualities words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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