superfluous as an adjective: - 1
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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;
outlying,
outstanding;
cast off
etc.
782;
superfluous
etc.
(redundant)
641.
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Roget 645:
useless,
inutile,
inefficacious,
futile,
unavailing,
bootless;
inoperative
etc.
158;
inadequate
etc.
(insufficient)
640;
inservient†,
unsubservient;
inept,
inefficient
etc.
(impotent)
158;
of no avail
etc.
(use)
644;
ineffectual
etc.
(failure)
732;
incompetent
etc.
(unskillful)
699;
stale, flat and unprofitable;"
superfluous
etc.
(redundant)
641;
dispensable;
thrown away
etc.
(wasted)
638;
abortive
etc.
(immature)
674.
worthless,
valueless,
priceless;
unsalable;
not worth a straw
etc.
(trifling)
643,
dear at any price.
vain,
empty,
inane;
gainless†,
profitless,
fruitless;
unserviceable,
unprofitable;
ill-spent;
unproductive
etc.
169;
hors de combat [Fr.];
effete,
past work
etc.
(impaired)
659;
obsolete
etc.
(old)
124;
fit for the dust hole;
good for nothing;
of no earthly use;
not worth having,
not worth powder and shot;
leading to no end,
uncalled for;
unnecessary,
unneeded.
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2 superfluous
More than is needed, desired, or required:
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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;
exorbitant;
overweening;
extravagant;
overcharged
etc.
v.;
supersaturated,
drenched,
overflowing;
running over,
running to waste,
running down.
crammed to overflowing,
filled to overflowing;
gorged,
ready to burst;
dropsical,
turgid,
plethoric;
obese
etc.
194.
superfluous,
unnecessary,
needless,
supervacaneous†,
uncalled for,
to spare,
in excess;
over and above
etc.
(remainder)
40;
de trop [Fr.];
adscititious
etc.
(additional)
37;
supernumerary
etc.
(reserve)
636;
on one's hands,
spare,
duplicate,
supererogatory,
expletive;
un peu fort [Fr.].
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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, feckless, fortuitous, gratuitous, impotent, in excess, incidental, ineffective, ineffectual, inessential, left, leftover, meaningless, needless, net, no go, nonessential, odd, of no use, outstanding, over, pleonastic, pointless, prolix, purposeless, redundant, remaining, remanent, secondary, spare, subsidiary, superabundant, superadded, supererogatory, supernumerary, supervenient, supplemental, supplementary, surplus, surviving, tautologic, tautologous, to spare, unasked, unavailing, uncalled-for, unconsumed, unessential, unnecessary, unneeded, unused, unwanted, useless, verbose ... show more.
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