SUPERFLUOUSNESS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

superfluousness

noun

as in surplus

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Noun

South Africa has seemingly overcome its electricity crisis, with the country’s power utility, Eskom, reporting a power surplus during the winter peak-demand season, but civil society groups are wary of the surplus power being sold to data centers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
But the study results overall indicate that wearables shouldn’t be the only way to track your calorie deficit or calorie surplus goal.

— Michelle Marchante September 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of surplus

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In developing a multitool to slide neatly into its latest generation of EDC offerings, The James Brand took time to reflect upon which tools were absolutely necessary for its customers and which ones could be eliminated to cut bulk and excess.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026
If your body has an excess of water-soluble vitamins, the kidneys will not reabsorb them.

— Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of excess

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Terrible visual effects and product placements aside, what makes the crossover feel like a complete overkill is that the interspersed storylines largely rely upon pure coincidence.

— Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026
So the vendor who calls out two or three of your requirements as overkill is showing you real experience.

— Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of overkill

Noun

Naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, can reverse an opioid overdose within minutes.

— Joel Teron, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
In March 1990, Andrew Wood, the singer of Gossard’s band, Mother Love Bone, died of an overdose, just weeks before they were supposed to release their major-label debut.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of overdose

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The peak moving season in the apartment market is spring and summer, but an oversupply of new units changed that seasonal dynamic with respect to rents and vacancies.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
An eventual oversupply of housing has now led to whole ghost districts and empty projects in many places.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of oversupply

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