🗑️Superfluous (superflu)

adjective
/suːˈpɜː.flu.əs/
superflu (sooperfloo)

Signification

unnecessary; excessive; more than what is needed
Unnecessary, especially because more than enough exists.
Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.
Traduction de la signification
inutile
inutile

Phrases d'exemple

The long introduction was superfluous and should be removed.

L'introduction longue était superflue et devrait être retirée.
Lintroduction longue etait superflue et devrait etre retiree

Adding more details to the report would be superfluous.

Ajouter plus de détails au rapport serait superflu.
Ajouter plus de détails au rapport serait superflu.

His speech contained too many superfluous details.

Son discours contenait trop de détails superflus.
Son discours contenait trop de détails superflus.

Synonymes

unnecessary, excessive, redundant, surplus, needless
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unnecessary, excessive, redundant, surplus
Entrée 2
unnecessary, redundant, excessive, needless
Entrée 3
unnecessary, excessive, redundant

Antonymes

necessary, essential, required, needed, important, relevant
Entrée 1
necessary, essential, required, needed
Entrée 2
essential, necessary, important
Entrée 3
essential, necessary, relevant

Collocations

superfluous information, superfluous details, superfluous words, superfluous detail, superfluous amount
Entrée 1
superfluous information, superfluous details, superfluous words
Entrée 2
superfluous detail, superfluous words, superfluous amount

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