Synonyms of surplusage

surplusage

noun

ˈsər-(ˌ)plə-sij 

as in surplus

the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed

a mall with a surplusage of stores all selling the same lines of clothing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surplus
• excess
• sufficiency
• overflow
• abundance
• superfluity
• overabundance
• overage
• surfeit
• overplus
• oversupply
• superabundance
• redundancy
• overkill
• fat
• plus
• plethora
• bellyful
• overmuch
• bounty
• plenty
• profusion
• overproduction
• plentitude
• overstock

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deficiency
• deficit
• insufficiency
• lack
• scarcity
• undersupply
• dearth
• want

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of surplusage

In everyday speech, in legal texts and even in translations of Genesis, one person’s surplusage may be another person’s way of dealing with inevitable trade-offs between clarity and concision. — Sam Bray, Washington Post, 25 June 2017