Synset:excess extra spare supererogatory superfluous supernumerary surplus
Examples:
- trying to lose excess weight
- found some extra change lying on the dresser
- yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant
- skills made redundant by technological advance
- sleeping in the spare room
- supernumerary ornamentation
- it was supererogatory of her to gloat
- delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words
- extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts
- surplus cheese distributed to the needy
Antonyms:necessary
Derivationally Related Form:supernumeraryredundancysuperfluityredundance
Inherited Hypernyms:excess
Similar to:unnecessary unneeded