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More than is needed, desired, or required.
extra
spare
excess
surplus
superfluous
supernumerary
supererogatory
unnecessary
unneeded
Repetition of same sense in different words.
tautological
pleonastic
tautologic
prolix
extra
spare
excess
surplus
superfluous
1
Health services always come under
extra
strain at this time of year.
2
We think good results always justify an
extra
10 minutes of work.
3
Using tunnels to create
extra
space is far from a new idea.
4
House: An
extra
25 per cent off site wide, including sale items.
5
Still, the new findings don't prove athletes'
extra
exertion caused heart problems.
1
A small number are also treated in public hospitals with
spare
capacity.
2
It appears that this warning was given with just minutes to
spare
.
3
Make sure to bring
spare
tires; two is better, three is best.
4
For the vast majority of artists, streaming services essentially generate
spare
change.
5
I hope you can still
spare
me a moment of your time.
1
Indeed, authorities are using banks'
excess
capital to help cushion the shock.
2
VW said
excess
diesel emissions impact up to 11 million vehicles worldwide.
3
Remove
excess
clutter throughout the house, ensuring all shelving areas are clear.
4
Demand is expected to remain strong as
excess
capital seeks high-quality paper.
5
English Premiership strugglers Sunderland announced debts in
excess
of £25 million today.
1
The
surplus
of supply in Europe forced sellers to fight for buyers.
2
China accounts for 200 million tonnes of the
surplus
capacity, he said.
3
The
surplus
is a 36 per cent increase on the previous year.
4
The fact is, however, that we simply have been
surplus
to requirement.
5
Any
surplus
from speed awareness courses goes right back into road safety.
1
Conclusions: Although highly sensitive, imaging is
superfluous
if an olive is palpable.
2
And yet the wealth of
superfluous
loveliness in the world condemns pessimism.
3
Migration of an older sci-fi term for an author's
superfluous
research material.
4
They're
superfluous
and leave thousands of uselessly downloaded JPGs in their wake.
5
Such a reservation in favor of his Majesty seemed a
superfluous
sarcasm.
1
Participants were purposefully selected by virtue of their experience of
supernumerary
status.
2
Tooth agenesis and
supernumerary
teeth were the outcome variables of the study.
3
This disagreeable duty fell to me and my fellow
supernumerary
Lieutenant Maurin.
4
Spoiling the neatest quarter-deck on the ocean, with a bloody
supernumerary
cabin!
5
The general ordered a corps of
supernumerary
officers, under the command of Capt.
1
This was
supererogatory
,
for the tracks told their own tale too well.
2
When I saw him last, the process would not have been so
supererogatory
.
3
With the boys this would have been
supererogatory
,
as they were quite naked.
4
Bloodletting is
supererogatory
anyway, and serves merely to whet the appetite.
5
Amos Barton's head, after ten years of baldness and
supererogatory
soap.
1
Chrysler said
redundant
control systems within the Jefferson North plant ensured quality.
2
It's also going to be difficult for those currently
redundant
,
'
he said.
3
SIPTU has called for new legislation to improve compensation for
redundant
workers.
4
According to one source, about 11 staff members are being made
redundant
.
5
But could developments in contactless payment technology risk leaving it looking
redundant
?
6
He had also scoped out the internal security measures, the
redundant
systems.
7
Much of what Twitter has to say is, of course, totally
redundant
.
8
Mr Hunt said 850 people across Adams will be made
redundant
immediately.
9
The questions it asked seemed at times to be irrelevant, then
redundant
.
10
A number of employees at Independent Print Limited will be made
redundant
.
11
All 31 employees are understood to have been made
redundant
this week.
12
Regarding the former, to say that Beyonce looks terrific is probably
redundant
.
13
Multiple, often
redundant
pathways and processes exist to regulate these renal functions.
14
Some of the workers took voluntary retirement, while others were made
redundant
.
15
But at the risk of being
redundant
,
this is not your place.
16
The people wanted a leaner Cabinet, with fewer ministers occupying
redundant
posts.
redundant
make redundant
become redundant
redundant workers
largely redundant
as redundant