Optional
Optional adjective - Subject to one's freedom of choice.
Surplus and optional are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surplus" instead an adjective "Optional".
Nearby Words: option, optionally
Surplus
Surplus adjective - Being over what is needed.
Optional and surplus are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Optional" instead an adjective "Surplus".
Nearby Word: surplusage
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- reserve and optional
- reserve and surplus
- unessential and optional
- unessential and surplus
- spare and optional
- spare and surplus
- dispensable and optional
- dispensable and surplus
- expendable and optional
- expendable and surplus
- unnecessary and optional
- unnecessary and surplus
- uncalled for and optional
- uncalled for and surplus
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Surplus and Optional. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/optional/surplus
Optional & Surplus. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/optional/surplus>.
Surplus or Optional. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/optional/surplus.
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