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surplus

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of surplus

being over what is needed

  • surplus stock gets shipped to the warehouse and is eventually sold at auction
Synonyms of surplus

excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary
Words Related to surplus

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 surplus

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

surplus

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of surplus

the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed

  • we have a surplus of plastic knives, but weʼre short on forks and spoons for the picnic
Synonyms of surplus

bellyful, excess, fat, overabundance, overage, overflow, overkill, overmuch, overplus, oversupply, plethora, plus, redundancy, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplusage
Words Related to surplus

abundance, bounty, plentitude, plenty, profusion, sufficiency

overproduction, overstock
Near Antonyms of surplus

dearth, lack, scarcity, want
Antonyms of surplus

deficiency, deficit, insufficiency, undersupply

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