Surplus Synonyms and Antonyms

sûrpləs, -plŭs
Being more than is needed, desired, or appropriate
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. excess
  2. extra
  3. spare
  4. supererogatory
  5. superfluous
  6. supernumerary
  7. de trop
  8. redundant
Antonyms:
  1. essential
  2. lacking
  3. necessary
  4. wanting
  5. needing
An amount or quantity beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. excess
  2. surplusage
  3. overage
  4. overflow
  5. residue
  6. plethora
  7. overstock
  8. oversupply
  9. remainder
  10. superfluity
  11. fat
  12. glut
  13. extra
  14. leftover
  15. over
  16. overmuch
  17. overrun
  18. overplus
  19. overabundance
  20. reserve
  21. spare
  22. surfeit
  23. nimiety
Antonyms:
  1. lack
  2. need
  3. want
  4. necessity
Being more than or in excess of what is needed or required:
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. superfluous

Words Related to Surplus

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. price support
  2. hard currency
  3. profit
  4. subsidy
  5. fixed capital
  6. liquid assets
  7. reserve fund
  8. cash-reserves
  9. working capital

Surplus Sentence Examples

  • The surplus for the year amounted to 65,000,000 lire.

  • In the lean years, harvests are small and farmers sometimes don't even produce enough to have surplus to sell.

  • Surplus plants and cuttings are generally distributed without charge to educational or charitable institutions, and to the poor.

  • These do not take a direct part in the formation of the new tissue, but it is believed merely yield their surplus acquisitions, becoming ordinary blood-cells or disappearing altogether.

  • Markets are established in the city where peasants can bring their surplus supplies and the products of the soil.

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