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superfluous

adjective

1 superfluous

Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being.

synonyms: otiose, pointless, purposeless, senseless, wasted.

Roget 40: remaining, left; left behind, left over; residual, residuary; over, odd; unconsumed, sedimentary; surviving; net; exceeding, over and above; ... show more

Roget 645: useless, inutile, inefficacious, futile, unavailing, bootless; inoperative etc. 158; inadequate etc. (insufficient) 640; ... show more

2 superfluous

More than is needed, desired, or required:
— Delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words.

synonyms: excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, supernumerary, surplus.

Roget 641: redundant; too much, too many; exuberant, inordinate, superabundant, excessive, overmuch, replete, profuse, lavish; prodigal etc. 818; ... show more

Polish: zbytni


Moby thesaurus: accessory, accidental, additional, adscititious, adventitious, aimless, appurtenant, ascititious, auxiliary, casual, circumstantial, collateral, contingent, de trop, dispensable, excess, excessive, expendable, expletive, extra ... show more.

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