SUPERFLUOUSNESS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

superfluousness

noun

as in surplus

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Noun

Unless leverage can be generated from competing suitors, clubs interested in Chelsea’s surplus players can be confident their positions will strengthen as the transfer deadline nears.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Cultivation is an even smaller proportion of household earnings for small and marginal farmers, who produce very little surplus and face other issues such as poor access to credit and markets.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of surplus

Noun

Khodarkovsky’s Asian comparisons also fail to explain the particular degree of excess in the Russian political system.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Bugatti Destrier Bugatti Destrier If Monterey is about excess, the Bugatti Destrier may be the ultimate example.

— Josh Max, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of excess

Noun

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

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Another reason there was such a healthy music scene in Detroit was the surfeit of clubs supported by the wages of black workers employed by the city’s auto industry.

— Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
As the controversy swirled, Treblo absorbed a surfeit of free publicity, with Fenix Flexin as its figurehead.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of surfeit

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Christopher Pettiet, an actor Suplee knew from Hollywood in the 1990s, died of an accidental overdose in April 2000, according to Suplee.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Parents, some of whom have lost their children to suicide or accidental drug overdose, have sued companies for damages and urged politicians to pass new child safety laws.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of overdose

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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
The layoffs, focused on wine screw cap operations, underscore a statewide shakeout driven by declining demand, rising costs and an oversupply of grapes that is forcing wineries to close and cut jobs.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of oversupply

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