| additional | | |
| adj. | 1. 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" |
| 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. 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. |
| adj. | 5. 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" |
| adv. | 6. extra | unusually or exceptionally.; "an extra fast car" |
| addendum | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. addendum, postscript, supplement | textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end. |
| ~ matter | written works (especially in books or magazines).; "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane" |
| ~ back matter, end matter | written matter following the main text of a book. |
| ~ appendix | supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book. |
| ~ continuation, sequel | a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it. |
| adjunct | | |
| n. (object) | 1. adjunct | something added to another thing but not an essential part of it. |
| ~ accompaniment, complement | something added to complete or embellish or make perfect.; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish" |
| ~ inessential, nonessential | anything that is not essential.; "they discarded all their inessentials" |
| n. (person) | 2. adjunct | a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another. |
| ~ associate | a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor.; "he had to consult his associate before continuing" |
| n. (communication) | 3. adjunct | a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence. |
| ~ grammatical construction, construction, expression | a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit.; "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner" |
| ~ parenthetical, parenthetical expression | an expression in parentheses.; "his writing was full of parentheticals" |
| adj. | 4. accessory, adjunct, adjuvant, ancillary, appurtenant, auxiliary | furnishing added support.; "an ancillary pump"; "an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism"; "The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other" |
| ~ supportive | furnishing support or assistance.; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer" |
| adj. | 5. adjunct, assistant | of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another. |
| ~ subordinate, low-level | lower in rank or importance. |
| exaggerate | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate | to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth.; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" |
| ~ misinform, mislead | give false or misleading information to. |
| ~ overemphasise, overemphasize, overstress | place special or excessive emphasis on.; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book" |
| ~ boast, brag, gasconade, shoot a line, vaunt, bluster, gas, tout, swash, blow | show off. |
| ~ aggrandise, aggrandize, embellish, pad, embroider, lard, dramatise, dramatize, blow up | add details to. |
| v. (social) | 2. exaggerate, overdo | do something to an excessive degree.; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups" |
| ~ overpraise | praise excessively. |
| ~ do, make | engage in.; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution" |
| ~ oversimplify | simplify to an excessive degree.; "Don't oversimplify the problem" |
| ~ overleap | defeat (oneself) by going too far. |
| surplus | | |
| 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" |
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