There was always too much superfluous writing in his essays.
Source: tatoeba (1951)
Superfluous
/suːˈpɜːflu.əs/
Synonyms for "superfluous" (109 found)
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Closest matches (22)
Adjective(4 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (33)
Noun(1 words)
excess water intake
excessiveexpendableexpletiveextrafecklessfortuitousgratuitousimpotentin excessincidentalineffectiveineffectualinessentialinordinateleftleftovermeaninglessneedlessnetno go
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Adjective(7 words)
Related words (54)
Adjective(16 words)
ornamentalotiosepointlesspurposelessredundant networkredundant storagesenselesssparesupererogatorysupernumerarysurplussurplus resourceunnecessaryunnecessary criterionunnecessary guessworkwasted
outstandingoverpleonasticpointlessprolixpurposelessredundantremainingremanentsecondarysparesubsidiarysuperabundantsuperaddedsupererogatorysupernumerarysupervenientsupplementalsupplementarysurplus
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Verb(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
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More general
2 entriesexcessexcessive elaboration
More specific
4 entriesextraneous dataflorid proseornamental languageredundant detail
Collocations
6 entriessuperfluous datasuperfluous detailsuperfluous explanationsuperfluous informationsuperfluous languagesuperfluous remark
Inflections
2 entriesmore superfluousmost superfluous
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
3 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Jim made a superfluous remark.
Source: tatoeba (53298)
The real, biological nervous system is highly complex and includes some features that may seem superfluous based on an understanding of artificial networks.
Source: tatoeba (642332)
Just as the female ant after coition loses her wings, which then become superfluous, nay, dangerous for breeding purposes, so for the most part does a woman lose her beauty after giving birth to one or two children; and probably for the same reasons.
Source: tatoeba (678607)
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