Extra and Indispensable

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Extra adjective - Being over what is needed.

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Indispensable is an antonym for extra.

Indispensable adjective - Impossible to do without.

Usage example: fully aware that he was an indispensable assistant, he decided that it was high time that he be paid what he was worth

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Extra is an antonym for indispensable in necessary topic.

Nearby Word: indispensably

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Indispensable and Extra. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/extra/indispensable

Extra & Indispensable. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/extra/indispensable>.

Indispensable or Extra. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/extra/indispensable.

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