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surplus |
Grep of noun surplus surplus surplusage Overview of noun surplus The noun surplus has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (8) excess, surplus, surplusage -- (a quantity much larger than is needed) Overview of adj surplus The adj surplus has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (7) excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus -- (more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy") Antonyms of adj surplus 1 sense of surplus Sense 1 excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus INDIRECT (VIA unnecessary) -> necessary Similarity of adj surplus 1 sense of surplus Sense 1 excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus => unnecessary (vs. necessary), unneeded Attributes of adj surplus Familiarity of adj surplus surplus used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj surplus surplus Overview of noun surplus The noun surplus has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (8) excess, surplus, surplusage -- (a quantity much larger than is needed) Overview of adj surplus The adj surplus has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (7) excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus -- (more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy")
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