Synonyms of surpluses

surpluses

noun

plural of surplus

as in excesses

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

we have a surplus of plastic knives, but we're short on forks and spoons for the picnic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excesses
• overflows
• abundances
• sufficiencies
• oversupplies
• overages
• surfeits
• bounties
• surplusages
• overabundances
• redundancies
• superfluities
• pluses
• fat
• overmuch
• overpluses
• superabundances
• plenties
• bellyfuls
• overkills
• plethoras
• profusions
• overstocks
• plentitudes
• overproductions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deficits
• deficiencies
• insufficiencies
• lacks
• scarcities
• undersupplies
• wants
• dearths

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of surpluses

Social Security is primarily funded through payroll tax revenue and can supplement its benefit payments through its trust funds, which hold previous surpluses plus interest. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 8 July 2026

Social Security surpluses and deficits are mixed with the rest of the budget and included in federal-budget totals. — Jessica Riedl, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

And while average state surpluses over the past decade have surpassed that number many times over, Connecticut’s budget is subject to a spending cap that ties its own growth to household income and inflation. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026

As those temporary surpluses faded, homelessness spending fell sharply. — Benjamin F. Henwood, Fortune, 12 June 2026

As those temporary surpluses faded, homelessness spending fell sharply. — Benjamin F. Henwood, The Conversation, 10 June 2026

That’s because those surpluses were propped up by COVID-era relief funds when Joe Biden was president. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026

But that average obscures a steady fall from high deficits, as the decade began, to slight surpluses in fiscal years 1998 through 2001. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026

Rising Chinese surpluses then fuel protectionist pressure abroad, and the subsequent pushback encourages Beijing to take further steps to increase its self-sufficiency. — Neil Shearing, Time, 20 May 2026