SUPERFLUOUSNESS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

superfluousness

noun

as in surplus

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Noun

Any business can be people-owned and operated, with surplus revenue going back to the customers and employees instead of to shareholders.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Menswear publications also began spotlighting military surplus liners as standalone jackets rather than removable insulation, and the style eventually expanded into designer collections and shopping guides.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of surplus

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Trump is right to want to tame inequality, scale back some of the excesses of globalization, and secure supply chains of critical goods.

— Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
In the 40 years since, every facet of Spacemen 3’s story has been turned over and generously embellished, resulting in an excess of grandeur and foresight projected onto the duo at the heart of it.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of excess

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This might seem like overkill, given that an AI system needs only a few engineers to run it.

— Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
The chaotic, violence-laden sequence is but the first of many in a film that aspires to classic Hollywood action movie status but reduces its effectiveness through overkill of both the literal and figurative kind.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of overkill

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Multifamily apartment REITs are still in negative territory, as the sector continues to work through a period of oversupply and weaker rents.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 Oct. 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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Season to taste Preferences for salt levels, spice tolerances, and general amplitude of flavors are highly personal.

— Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Sep. 2026
Quantum computers manipulate physical systems whose behavior includes complex amplitudes, phase, interference and entanglement.

— Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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