Supernumerary
Supernumerary adjective - Being over what is needed.
Usage example: a third, supernumerary witness to the signing of the will
Unessential and supernumerary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unessential" instead an adjective "Supernumerary".
Unessential
Unessential adjective - Not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end.
Supernumerary and unessential are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Supernumerary" instead an adjective "Unessential".
Nearby Word: unessentially
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- excess and supernumerary
- excess and unessential
- surplus and supernumerary
- surplus and unessential
- nonessential and supernumerary
- nonessential and unessential
- spare and supernumerary
- spare and unessential
- dispensable and supernumerary
- dispensable and unessential
- unnecessary and supernumerary
- unnecessary and unessential
- needless and supernumerary
- needless and unessential
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