be superfluous

Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words

Used to state that something is unnecessary.

superfluousVERBS + superfluous

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Examples (10)

  • His lengthy explanation was superfluous and was not needed.
  • Adding more details would only be superfluous given the audience's prior knowledge.
  • The committee decided that further discussion on the matter would be superfluous.
  • She felt her contribution to the project was superfluous after the changes.
  • In this context, any additional comments would be superfluous.
  • The company found that many of their internal processes were superfluous and inefficient.
  • He worried that his presence was superfluous at the meeting.
  • Is it really necessary to include this paragraph, or will it be superfluous?
  • The initial report indicated that the extra equipment was superfluous.
  • Her apologies were superfluous as no offense had been taken.