over and above
In excess of
Over and above means in addition to or beyond what is already present or expected.
It emphasizes surplus or excess: The bonus was over and above her regular salary.
The phrase often highlights something extra that exceeds a baseline: Over and above the standard duties, she mentored new employees.
Additional, beyond necessary
- supplementaryServing to complete
- beyondFarther than something
- besidesIn addition to
- furtherTo a greater degree
moreover · additionally · bonus · added · incremental · auxiliary · complementary · ancillary
Amount exceeding requirement
- more than enoughQuantity exceeding necessity
- superfluousExceeding what suffices
- redundantExceeding what's needed
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
surfeit · plethora · glut · extravagance · overkill · disproportionate · gratuitous · unneeded
extra
Additional, beyond necessary
- supplementaryServing to complete
- beyondFarther than something
- besidesIn addition to
further · moreover · additionally · bonus · added · incremental · auxiliary · complementary · ancillary · on top of
surplus
Amount exceeding requirement
- more than enoughQuantity exceeding necessity
- superfluousExceeding what suffices
- redundantExceeding what's needed
oversupply · surfeit · plethora · glut · extravagance · overkill · disproportionate · gratuitous · unneeded
- connectivesand, or, but, because, nor
- Redundanciestautology, pleonasm, redundancy, redundant phrase, added bonus
over and aboveinstead of
As a replacement for
in place of · in lieu of · rather than · replacing · supplanting
over and aboveexcluding
Leaving something out
not counting · apart from · aside from · less · minus
over, above, overcome, overdo, overflow, overshadow, overview, overlay, overtime