DE TROP Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

de trop

adjective

Definition of de trop

as in accessory

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Recent Examples of de trop Perhaps Selena decided a sky-high heel was de trop for her stint on the continent. — Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 21 June 2023

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Adjective

Of the 64 homes, 52 will be single-family residences for sale and 12 will be accessory dwelling units.

— George Avalos, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Stellantis runs Mopar as a full business — more than 1,000 accessory parts, dozens of partners, Jeep Performance Parts, and a growing push to install at the factory.

— Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of accessory

Adjective

Odysseus is a determined warrior wanting to get home to his family as well as a leader whose poor decisions and needless cruelty are a detriment, especially to his fellow soldiers.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 15 July 2026
During a recent concert where Graham Nash was speaking his mind about needless wars and his belief that the president started a war with Iran to distract from the Epstein files, someone in the audience yelled out.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026

Definition of needless

Adjective

The supplementary motor area helps organise their sequence, and the primary motor cortex sends commands to the muscles of the trunk, shoulder, arm and wrist.

— Michelle Spear, Scientific American, 11 July 2026
With two satellites at supplementary inclinations, the Newtonian perturbations are equal and opposite in the two orbital planes and cancel each other out.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

Definition of supplementary

Adjective

Another round of storms could bring an additional 2 to 4 inches of rain, with isolated spots getting up to 8, though forecast models suggest the heaviest rain may fall northwest of the areas hit hardest so far.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Unfortunately, Hashesh’s team could not conduct additional analysis since the princess’ skulls were missing.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026

Definition of additional

Adjective

But wildfire detection is just one of multiple elements necessary to prevent blazes from spiraling out of control—fire agencies also need enough resources to manage ecosystems through prescribed burns and to put out unwanted fires.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
Using aggressive or rough motions could push the unwanted liquid or solid into the material, which will make removal much harder.

— Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2026

Definition of unwanted

Adjective

Questions over whether autonomous vehicles and weapons are handy supplemental tools or disruptive innovations are in keeping with a long-running debate over what constitutes a revolution in military affairs.

— Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
In her May 29 letter, Wolff said supplemental funding requests of any source should be a tool of last resort and that the state would not accept any new line-item funding requests that do not have prior approval.

— Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2026

Definition of supplemental

Adjective

To generate enough trust for users to use the system efficiently in their daily business work, there should be no unnecessary friction.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Without that money, about $27,000 over the last two years, his officers risk unnecessary danger.

— Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Definition of unnecessary

Adjective

Investors have been closely watching the issues, saying unneeded warranty costs are a risk to the company's guidance and future business plans.

— Michael Wayland, CNBC, 3 July 2026
Simple data hygiene—from each employee reviewing and cleaning their work files to the removal of redundant, outdated or unneeded data in internal databases—will save resources and create less e-waste.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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