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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extra |
| Synonyms: | de trop, excess, in excess, leftover, odd*, over, remaining, spare, superfluent, superfluous, supernumerary, too much, unused |
| Antonyms: | essential, lacking, necessary, needing, wanting |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inordinate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excessive, extravagant |
| Synonyms: | disproportionate, dizzying, exorbitant, extortionate, extreme, gratuitous, immoderate, intemperate, irrational, outrageous, overindulgent, overmuch, preposterous, supererogatory, superfluous, surplus, too much, towering, uncalled-for, unconscionable, uncurbed, undue, unmeasurable, unreasonable, unrestrained, untempered, unwarranted, wanton, wasteful |
| Antonyms: | moderate, ok enough, reasonable, warranted |
| Main Entry: | leftover |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | remaining, excess |
| Synonyms: | extra, residual, surplus, unconsumed, uneaten, untouched, unused, unwanted |
| Antonyms: | core, main, principle |
| Main Entry: | odd |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | single, unmatched; uneven |
| Synonyms: | additional, alone, exceeding, individual, irregular, left, leftover, lone, lonely, over, over and above, remaining, singular, sole, solitary, spare, surplus, unconsumed, unitary, unpaired |
| Antonyms: | matched |
| Main Entry: | over |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in addition |
| Synonyms: | additionally, beyond, ever, excessively, extra, extremely, immensely, in excess, inordinately, left over, more, over and above, overly, overmuch, remaining, superfluous, surplus, too, unduly, unused |
| Notes: | more than refers to countable items (there are more than 50 pies); over refers to general or unspecified amounts (over half the church is full) |
| Antonyms: | fewer, less |
| Main Entry: | plus |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | added, extra |
| Synonyms: | additional, augmented, boosted, enlarged, expanded, increased, positive, supplementary, surplus |
| Antonyms: | detrimental, minus, negative |
| Main Entry: | redundant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excessive; repetitious |
| Synonyms: | bombastic, de trop, diffuse, extra, extravagant, inessential, inordinate, iterating, long-winded, loquacious, oratorical, padded, palaverous, periphrastic, pleonastic, prolix, reiterating, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, tautological, unnecessary, unwanted, verbose, wordy |
| Antonyms: | concise, essential, single, singular |
| Main Entry: | residual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | leftover |
| Synonyms: | balance, continuing, enduring, extra, lingering, net, remaining, surplus, unconsumed, unused, vestigal |
| Antonyms: | base, core |
| Main Entry: | spare |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extra, reserve |
| Synonyms: | additional, backup, de trop, emergency, free, in excess, in reserve, in store, lagniappe, leftover, more than enough, odd, option, over, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, unoccupied, unused, unwanted |
| Antonyms: | necessary |
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