seem superfluous

Frequency: 7.09.5 per million words

Used to suggest that something appears to be unnecessary.

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Examples (10)

  • His detailed explanation made further questions seem superfluous.
  • At first, the extra features might seem superfluous, but they proved useful.
  • The redundant information in the report seemed superfluous to the main argument.
  • To the experienced team, the basic instructions seemed superfluous.
  • The elaborate decorations seemed superfluous given the modest budget.
  • Many of the early drafts seemed superfluous once the core idea was refined.
  • He worried his contribution would seem superfluous to the project's success.
  • The lengthy preamble seemed superfluous and could have been omitted.
  • Does this additional step seem superfluous to you?
  • The artist felt that adding more paint would only make the strokes seem superfluous.