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as in luxuries
something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary
spends most of her money on designer clothes and other superfluities
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as in surpluses
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
a superfluity of wire coat hangers from all of those trips to the dry cleaner
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superfluities
Noun
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These ideas are not luxuries, but the foundation of a free republic.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025 -
Good health and vitality are the real luxuries, and that should be the goal.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Are places with smaller gaps or with retirement income surpluses necessarily better places to retire?—
Roxana Popescu,
Mercury News,
29 Aug. 2025
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Later, those conservative projections produce surpluses that are used to pay down debt and lower taxes.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Glitzy amenities include two fireplaces, a wet bar, a library, a formal dining room, a professional-grade screening room, a game room, a gym, a wine cellar, and an 11-car garage.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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The community offered no common amenities.—
Joyce Cohen,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The first level is discovering character through observing and identifying how deficiencies, excesses, and virtuous behaviors are revealed in ourselves and others.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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But even if the battles between political parties sometimes have a useful purpose, Washington worried about the excesses of partisanship.—
Robert A. Strong,
The Conversation,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Superfluities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superfluities. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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