SUPERNUMERARIES Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

supernumeraries

noun

plural of supernumerary

as in spear-carriers

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extras

Noun

The first act has a visceral, terrifying sequence with panicky close-ups of extras sprinting pell-mell toward the car.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Production on the 1980s period film is already underway in Bloomington, Indiana, where the local community’s hundreds of residents have turned out to serve as extras in some of the film’s largest and most pivotal scenes.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

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