Extra and Necessity

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Extra

Extra noun - Something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary.
Usage example: the motel is clean and comfortable, but there are no extras
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Necessity is an antonym for extra in topics: addition, accessory.

Necessity

Necessity noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.
Usage example: on any road trip, accurate maps are a necessity
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Antonyms for Necessity
Extra is an antonym for necessity in need topic.
Nearby Words: necessary, necessarily, necessitous
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best best extra best necessity
unpleasant unpleasant extra unpleasant necessity
bad bad extra bad necessity
black black extra black necessity
Other adjectives: new, temporary, mere, last.

Both words in one sentence

  • New Game+ Almost a necessity, as these games are always rife with extra dungeons, bonus bosses and multiple endings.
    Source: New Game+
  • Film / This Is Spinal Tap On the "Back From The Dead" DVD, David explains that another band had done a song titled "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You," hence the necessity of an extra "Tonight".
    Source: Film / This Is Spinal Tap
  • Sometimes the woman chooses both out of necessity: in many countries the wife is expected to work in order to have an extra income, often essential just to make ends meet.
    Source: Career Versus Man
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