superfluous (adj.)
- accessory
- accidental
- additional
- adscititious
- adventitious
- aimless
- appurtenant
- auxiliary
- casual
- circumstantial
- collateral
- contingent
- dispensable
- excess
- excessive
- expendable
- extra
- feckless
- fortuitous
- gratuitous
- impotent
- incidental
- ineffective
- ineffectual
- inessential
- left
- leftover
- meaningless
- needless
- net
- nonessential
- odd
- outstanding
- over
- pleonastic
- pointless
- prolix
- purposeless
- redundant
- remaining
- secondary
- spare
- subsidiary
- superabundant
- supererogatory
- supernumerary
- supplemental
- supplementary
- surplus
- surviving
- tautologic
- unasked
- unavailing
- uncalled-for
- unconsumed
- unessential
- unnecessary
- unneeded
- unused
- unwanted
- useless
- verbose
Superfluous lags the veteran on the stage.
The superfluous, a very necessary thing.
