Synonyms for superfluous
sʊˈpɜr flu əssu·per·flu·ous

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1. superfluousadjective

   Synonyms:
   extravagant, surplus, supernumerary, extraneous, pleonastic, unnecessary, extra, excessive

2. superfluousadjective

   in excess of what is required or sufficient

   With a full rain suit, carrying an umbrella may be superfluous.

   Synonyms:
   extravagant, extra, surplus, extraneous, unnecessary, excessive, supernumerary, pleonastic

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1. superfluous

   Synonyms:
   accidental, casual, external, extrinsic, fortuitous, incidental, outward, subsidiary, superadded, superficial, superimposed, supplemental, transient, unconnected

   Antonyms:
   congenital, essential, immanent, inborn, inbred, indispensable, indwelling, infixed, ingrained, inherent, inhering, innate, inseparable, internal, intrinsic, inwrought, native, natural, subjective

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1. otiose, pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wastedadjective

   serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

   "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"

   Synonyms:
   spare, gaunt, work-shy, supernumerary, diminished, unpointed, lazy, slothful, emaciated, pinched, surplus, cadaverous, faineant, ineffectual, futile, mindless, witless, supererogatory, excess, redundant, nitwitted, wasted, insensible, haggard, senseless, purposeless, unavailing, reasonless, skeletal, pointless, atrophied, soft-witted, indolent, otiose, extra, bony, squandered

   Antonyms:
   valuable, necessary

2. excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplusadjective

   more than is needed, desired, or required

   "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"

   Synonyms:
   senseless, surplus, unembellished, supererogatory, scanty, spare, otiose, wasted, pleonastic, unornamented, extra, free, plain, redundant, supernumerary, excess, purposeless, additional, tautological, special, tautologic, trim, bare(a), bare, pointless

   Antonyms:
   valuable, necessary

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1. superfluousadjective

   Synonyms:
   excessive, superabundant, redundant, exuberant, unnecessary, needless, useless, expletive, more than enough

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1. superfluousadjective

   Synonyms:
   superabundant, redundant, excessive, supernumerary

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1. List of paraphrases for "superfluous":

   unnecessary, redundant, pointless, needless, supernumerary, useless, dispensable, extraneous

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1. J. G. Ballard:

   Given that external reality is a fiction, the writer's role is almost superfluous. He does not need to invent the fiction because it is already there.

2. Adam Kushner:

   This is not superfluous, nor a lazy architects idyll, i think it's as important as the automobile was in changing the design of cities or how the printing press altered communication.

3. Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire:

   The superfluous is very necessary.

4. Heather Wilson:

   It has been a privilege to serve alongside our Airmen over the past two years and I am proud of the progress that we have made restoring our nation's defense. We have improved the readiness of Air Force ; we have cut years out of acquisition schedules and gotten better prices through competition ; we have repealed hundreds of superfluous regulations ; and we have strengthened our ability to deter and dominate in space, i very much appreciate the opportunity to have served. I remain a strong advocate for our nation's defense and an Airman for life.

5. Commander Admiral Scott Swift:

   Even now, ships and aircraft operating nearby these features, in accordance with international law are subject to superfluous warnings that threaten routine and commercial operations.