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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | surplus, excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary | More than is needed, desired, or required |
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| NOUN | 1 | surplus, excess, surplusage, nimiety | A quantity much larger than is needed |
| Sounds | ser'plahs |
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| Rhymes | abacus, abruptness, absoluteness, and 1124 more rhymes in ahs at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | More than is needed, desired, or required. |
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| Examples | "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" |
| Synonyms | excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary |
| Similar to | unnecessary, unneeded |
| Meaning | A quantity much larger than is needed. |
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| Synonyms | excess, surplusage, nimiety |
| Broader | overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance |