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Synonyms for supernumerary
ˌsu pərˈnu məˌrɛr i, -ˈnyu-su·per·nu·mer·a·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
supernumerarynoun
a person serving no apparent function
"reducing staff is difficult because our employees include no supernumeraries"
Synonyms:
spear carrier, extraAntonyms:
necessarysupernumerary, spear carrier, extraadjective
a minor actor in crowd scenes
Synonyms:
spear carrier, duplicate, extraAntonyms:
necessaryexcess, 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:
superfluous, senseless, surplus, unembellished, supererogatory, scanty, spare, otiose, wasted, pleonastic, unornamented, extra, free, plain, redundant, excess, purposeless, additional, tautological, special, tautologic, trim, bare(a), bare, pointlessAntonyms:
necessary
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
supernumeraryadjective
Synonyms:
odd, redundant, in excess, above the regular number, left over (from a specified number)
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List of paraphrases for "supernumerary":
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #42 | free | |
| #273 | special | |
| #585 | additional | |
| #1378 | extra | |
| #3226 | plain | |
| #4133 | excess | |
| #5998 | trim | |
| #6173 | spare | |
| #6959 | bare | |
| #7783 | surplus | |
| #8765 | duplicate | |
| #12423 | redundant | |
| #12442 | wasted | |
| #18270 | pointless | |
| #35057 | senseless | |
| #35699 | superfluous | |
| #67164 | scanty | |
| #118122 | supernumerary | |
| #148311 | purposeless | |
| #156902 | tautological |
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