adj satadj.allserving no useful purpose; having no excuse for beingSynset:otiose pointless purposeless senseless wasted
Examples:- otiose lines in a play
- advice is wasted words
- a pointless remark
- a life essentially purposeless
- senseless violence
Antonyms:valuable
Derivationally Related Form:pointlessnesspurposelessnesssenselessness
Inherited Hypernyms:otiose
Similar to:worthless
adj satadj.allmore than is needed, desired, or requiredSynset:excess extra redundant spare supererogatory supernumerary surplus
Examples:- trying to lose excess weight
- found some extra change lying on the dresser
- yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant
- skills made redundant by technological advance
- sleeping in the spare room
- supernumerary ornamentation
- it was supererogatory of her to gloat
- delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words
- extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts
- surplus cheese distributed to the needy
Antonyms:necessary
Derivationally Related Form:supernumeraryredundancysuperfluityredundance
Inherited Hypernyms:excess
Similar to:unnecessary unneeded