superfluous
74 synonyms found
- accessory
- accidental
- additional
- adscititious
- adventitious
- aimless
- appurtenant
- ascititious
- auxiliary
- casual
- circumstantial
- collateral
- contingent
- de trop
- dispensable
- excess
- excessive
- expendable
- expletive
- extra
- extraneous
- extravagant
- feckless
- fortuitous
- gratuitous
- impotent
- in excess
- incidental
- ineffective
- ineffectual
- inessential
- left
- leftover
- meaningless
- needless
- net
- no go
- nonessential
- 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
Definition
(adj) :
in excess of what is required or sufficient
"with a full rain suit, I think carrying an umbrella is superfluous."