Extra and Star

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Extra noun - An interchangeable part or piece of equipment that is kept on hand for replacement of an original.

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Star is an antonym for extra.

Star noun - The person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show.

Usage example: when the star of the school play came down with the flu on opening night, her understudy got to go on

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Extra is an antonym for star in famous topic.

Nearby Words: starred, starry, starlet, starless, stardom

fellow	fellow extra	fellow star
female	female extra	female star
special	special extra	special star
particular	particular extra	particular star
Other adjectives: regular, certain, small, big, little, lost, new, former, silent, last, occasional, recurring.

Sean Bean was pretty famous for getting killed off in anything he was a star of (or co-star, or extra... okay ANYthing he was acting in) up to this point.

Source: Dead Star Walking
John Constantine, star of Hellblazer, was originally just a recurring extra in Swamp Thing who looked like Sting.

Source: Ascended Extra / Comic Books
If you manage to beat a night without being seen, the corresponding star will be filled with a smaller star and you will be awarded an extra perk.

Source: Video Game / Five Nights At Vault 5

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