Synonyms & related words for supernumerary

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Words related to supernumerary

Explore words related to supernumerary — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include extra, supererogatory, superfluous, numerary, redundant, excess, spare, additional. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does supernumerary come from?

The word supernumerary breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: super-, from Latin super (“over, above”); and -numer, from Latin numerus (“number”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.