| NOUN | attribute | surplus, excess, surplusage, nimiety | a quantity much larger / larger than is needed |
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| ADJECTIVE | all | surplus, excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary | more than is needed, desired, or required |
| Sounds | ser'plahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | More than is needed, desired, or required. | |
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| Example | "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" | |
| Synonyms | excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary | |
| Broader | unnecessary, unneeded | not necessary |
| Spanish | excedente, excesivo, extra, redundante, sobrante, superfluo | |
| Catalan | excedent, excessiu, extra, redundant, sobrant, sobrer, superflu | |
| Meaning | A quantity much larger / larger than is needed. | |
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| Synonyms | excess, surplusage, nimiety | |
| Broader | overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance | A quantity that is more than what is appropriate |
| Spanish | demasía, desmán, excedente, exceso, plétora, remanente, sobra, sobrante, superávit, surplusage | |
| Catalan | excedent, excés, plètora, sobra, superàvit, surplusage | |
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