| extraneous | | |
| adj. | 1. extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, orthogonal | not pertinent to the matter under consideration.; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point" |
| ~ irrelevant | having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue.; "an irrelevant comment"; "irrelevant allegations" |
| adj. | 2. extraneous | not essential.; "the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play" |
| ~ extrinsic | not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside.; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid" |
| adj. | 3. extraneous, foreign | not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source.; "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk" |
| ~ adulterant, adulterating | making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials.; "the adulterating effect of extraneous materials" |
| adj. | 4. external, extraneous, outside | coming from the outside.; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups" |
| ~ extrinsic | not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside.; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid" |
| excess | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. excess, nimiety, surplus, surplusage | a quantity much larger than is needed. |
| ~ overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance, overabundance | a quantity that is more than what is appropriate.; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. excess, excessiveness, inordinateness | immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits. |
| ~ immoderateness, immoderation | the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation. |
| ~ extravagance, extravagancy | the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth.; "we were surprised by the extravagance of his description" |
| ~ exorbitance, outrageousness | excessive excess. |
| ~ overplus, plethora, superfluity, embarrassment | extreme excess.; "an embarrassment of riches" |
| n. (state) | 3. excess, overabundance, surfeit | the state of being more than full. |
| ~ fullness | the condition of being filled to capacity. |
| n. (act) | 4. excess, overindulgence | excessive indulgence.; "the child was spoiled by overindulgence" |
| ~ humoring, indulging, pampering, indulgence | the act of indulging or gratifying a desire. |
| adj. | 5. 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" |
| ~ unnecessary, unneeded | not necessary. |
| extra | | |
| n. (person) | 1. extra, spear carrier, supernumerary | a minor actor in crowd scenes. |
| ~ actor, histrion, thespian, role player, player | a theatrical performer. |
| n. (communication) | 2. extra | an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis). |
| ~ edition | an issue of a newspaper.; "he read it in yesterday's edition of the Times" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. duplicate, extra | something additional of the same kind.; "he always carried extras in case of an emergency" |
| ~ artefact, artifact | a man-made object taken as a whole. |
| adj. | 4. extra, special | added to a regular schedule.; "a special holiday flight"; "put on special buses for the big game" |
| ~ unscheduled | not scheduled or not on a regular schedule.; "an unscheduled meeting"; "the plane made an unscheduled stop at Gander for refueling" |
| adj. | 5. additional, extra | further or added.; "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes" |
| ~ additive | characterized or produced by addition.; "an additive process" |
| adv. | 6. extra | unusually or exceptionally.; "an extra fast car" |
| leftover | | |
| n. (linkdef) | 1. leftover, remnant | a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists. |
| ~ remainder, residual, residuum, rest, residue, balance | something left after other parts have been taken away.; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" |
| adj. | 2. left, left over, leftover, odd, remaining, unexpended | not used up.; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions" |
| ~ unexhausted | not used up completely.; "an unexhausted well" |
| surplus | | |
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