SUPERNUMERARIES Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

supernumeraries

noun

plural of supernumerary

as in spear-carriers

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nonactors

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extras

Noun

After the last one is opened, use the set to bake cookies for Santa and decorate them on Christmas Eve, then take the extras along to your holiday gathering.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2026
Seventy-five percent of them were actually friends, and not just background extras.

— Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

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