superfluous
More than required
Superfluous means extra, redundant, or unnecessary.
It often has a somewhat negative connotation: The many superfluous biographical details cause the reader to lose interest in the narrative. These superfluous killings will continue until the gang’s leaders can be arrested.
Not required at all
- needlessNot required
- gratuitousGiven without necessity
- dispensableAble to be sacrificed
- nonessentialNot required or needed
inessential · unwarranted · expendable · avoidable · optional · extraneous · uncalled-for · peripheral
Marked by recurrence
- duplicativeCreating unnecessary copies
- tautologicalSelf-repeating in meaning
- pleonasticUnnecessarily wordy in expression
- reiterativeMarked by repetition
overlapping · excess · spare · leftover · supernumerary · backup · reserve · duplicate
Existing in excess
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
- profuseExtremely abundant, overflowing
- copiousExisting in abundance
- inordinateExceeding proper limits
surfeit · glut · plethora · overkill · immoderate · too much · overmuch · disproportionate
Excessive surplus
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
- plethoraExcessive surplus
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- abundanceAmple supply, overflowing
profusion · oversupply · saturation · overkill · extravagance · immoderation · exorbitance · wastefulness
Carelessly used up
- profligateRecklessly extravagant or dissolute
- prodigalRashly wasteful spender
- frivolousNot worthy of attention
- extravagantExceeding sensible bounds
lavish · spendthrift · inefficient · indulgent · wasted · thrown away · misspent · dissipated
Serving to beautify
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- ornateElaborately decorated
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- frillyHaving gathered fabric edges
fussy · overwrought · baroque · rococo · gilded · ostentatious · showy · flamboyant
unneeded
Not required at all
- needlessNot required
- gratuitousGiven without necessity
- dispensableAble to be sacrificed
nonessential · inessential · unwarranted · expendable · avoidable · optional · extraneous · uncalled-for · peripheral · incidental
repetitive
Marked by recurrence
- duplicativeCreating unnecessary copies
- tautologicalSelf-repeating in meaning
- pleonasticUnnecessarily wordy in expression
reiterative · overlapping · excess · spare · leftover · supernumerary · backup · reserve · duplicate · extra
overabundant
Existing in excess
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
- profuseExtremely abundant, overflowing
- copiousExisting in abundance
inordinate · surfeit · glut · plethora · overkill · immoderate · too much · overmuch · disproportionate · extravagant
glut
Excessive surplus
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
- plethoraExcessive surplus
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
abundance · profusion · oversupply · saturation · overkill · extravagance · immoderation · exorbitance · wastefulness · profligacy
squandered
Carelessly used up
- profligateRecklessly extravagant or dissolute
- prodigalRashly wasteful spender
- frivolousNot worthy of attention
extravagant · lavish · spendthrift · inefficient · indulgent · wasted · thrown away · misspent · dissipated · uneconomical
decorative
Serving to beautify
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
- ornateElaborately decorated
- elaborateComplex and detailed
frilly · fussy · overwrought · baroque · rococo · gilded · ostentatious · showy · flamboyant · fancy
- excessexcess, too much, excessive, excessiveness, overabundance
- nonessentialunnecessary, unneeded, nonessential, inessential, dispensable
- "super" wordssuperhero, superstar, superman, superwoman, superpower
- overflowoverflow pipe, overflow drain, overflow tank, overfill, spillover
superfluousnecessary
Indispensable, cannot omit
essential · indispensable · needed · vital · required
superfluousinsufficient
Below required quantity
deficient · inadequate · lacking · scarce · scant
superfluousvaluable
Worth considerable money
precious · indispensable · irreplaceable · wanted · prized