SUPERFLUOUSNESS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

superfluousness

noun

as in surplus

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Noun

Global oil markets have shifted to a supply surplus, despite months of disruption caused by the war in the Middle East.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Budget surpluses will be deposited into the state's savings program, but could also allow for legislators to avoid taxpayer rebates.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of surplus

Noun

In 2021, Johnson was paid in excess of $7,500 in connection with her work for the companies, including the one that had received the payment from the reselling company, according to court documents.

— Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
But Halloween excess, with its pillowcases full of candy, elaborate costumes for everyone from babies to adults to dogs (and a few unlucky cats), could not be more American.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of excess

Noun

Binoche plays Amanda with a surfeit of tenderness for her mother, who goes from being lucid to infantile without warning.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
But well told is not the same as telling, and, in the end, the overarching claims in his book are occluded rather than revealed by the surfeit of detail.

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of surfeit

Noun

With total revenue expected to grow at least 80% (higher with additional supply), Client becomes less relevant at < 10% of sales by [the second half of 2027], yet AMD is keeping pricing amidst a 1H oversupply.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Association fees, property taxes and special assessments are driving the cost of ownership up, while a condo oversupply is keeping rents relatively low.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of oversupply

Noun

Season to taste Preferences for salt levels, spice tolerances, and general amplitude of flavors are highly personal.

— Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026
Quantum computers manipulate physical systems whose behavior includes complex amplitudes, phase, interference and entanglement.

— Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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