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supererogatory

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of supererogatory

being over what is needed

now that the dress code has been e-mailed to everyone and posted on our intranet site, a paper memo about it seems supererogatory

Synonyms of supererogatory

excess, extra, redundant, spare, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus

Words Related to supererogatory

accessory, additional, supplemental, supplementary

de trop, dispensable, extraneous, gratuitous, needless, nonessential, uncalled-for, unessential, unnecessary, unneeded, unwanted

abundant, ample, bountiful, copious, plenteous, plentiful

Near Antonyms of supererogatory

deficient, inadequate, insufficient, meager (or meagre), niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, short, shortish, skimpy, sparse

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