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superfluous

superfluous [adjective]: exceeding what is necessary; not required.

Example: It was a beautiful poem; there wasn’t a superfluous word in it.

Related words: superfluously [adverb], superfluousness [noun], superfluity [noun]

Synonyms: dispensable, excessive, gratuitous, inordinate, needless, nonessential, pleonastic, redundant, supernumerary, unnecessary

Antonyms: compulsory, crucial, essential, exigent, indispensable, mandatory, needed, obligatory, required, requisite, unavoidable, vital

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