What are some opposite words for superfluous?

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

This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term superfluous.

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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. 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"

    Antonyms:
    valuable, necessary

    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

  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"

    Antonyms:
    valuable, necessary

    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

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  1. superfluousadjective

    Synonyms:
    superabundant, redundant, excessive, supernumerary

How to use superfluous in a sentence?

  1. Ingrid Bergman:

    A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.

  2. Ingrid Bergmen:

    A kiss is a lovely trick, designed by nature, to stop words when speech becomes superfluous.

  3. Miguel de Unamuno:

    When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid-in which case all comment is superfluous-or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.

  4. Scott Swift:

    It's my sense that some nations view freedom of the seas as up for grabs, as something that can be taken down and redefined by domestic law or by reinterpreting international law, some nations continue to impose superfluous warnings and restrictions on freedom of the seas in their exclusive economic zones and claim territorial water rights that are inconsistent with (the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea). This trend is particularly egregious in contested waters.

  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.

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