Thesaurus / supernumerary
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I blame the fact that she is a longtime member of an organization within her Christian church, a significant financial contributor, and a supernumerary.
ASK AMY: FRIEND FAVORS EXCLUSIVE GROUP OVER FRIENDSHIPSAMY DICKINSONNOVEMBER 29, 2020WASHINGTON POSTRepeat the name twice very distinctly to him, and see there is no mistake about third or supernumerary or private.
THE FALSE CHEVALIERWILLIAM DOUW LIGHTHALLThe exempts to be supernumerary, having a small allowance, and maintained in the college till preferment offer.
AN ESSAY UPON PROJECTSDANIEL DEFOEAu reste, I am careful for nothing; I am a sort of supernumerary spoon, and there will be no damage to the set if I am lost.
GEORGE ELIOT'S LIFE, VOL. I (OF 3)GEORGE ELIOTWe have to add small supernumerary words to bring back the original power.
INSTIGATIONSEZRA POUNDThe short or supernumerary line of non-commissioned officers on our right stood motionless as a row of statues.
THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY REVELSIR ARTHUR THOMAS QUILLER-COUCHThat is, each supernumerary will be given one speech or more.
DRAMATIC TECHNIQUEGEORGE PIERCE BAKERAssuredly you cannot wish that I should join you merely as a supernumerary with neither opinion nor will of my own.
BOHEMIA UNDER HAPSBURG MISRULEVARIOUSThis meets with more favour than the idea of the existence of a supernumerary ovary.
A SYSTEM OF OPERATIVE SURGERY, VOLUME IV (OF 4)VARIOUSWhen you saw him mounted you thought of a parade; you wondered where the rest of it was—the supernumerary complement.
CHILDREN OF THE DESERTLOUIS DODGEWORDS RELATED TO SUPERNUMERARY
- abounding
- de trop
- dispensable
- excess
- excessive
- exorbitant
- expendable
- extra
- extravagant
- extreme
- gratuitous
- in excess
- inessential
- inordinate
- lavish
- leftover
- needless
- nonessential
- overflowing
- overmuch
- pleonastic
- profuse
- redundant
- remaining
- residuary
- spare
- superabundant
- superfluent
- supernumerary
- surplus
- unasked
- uncalled-for
- unneeded
- unrequired
- unwanted
- useless
- abounding
- de trop
- dispensable
- excess
- excessive
- exorbitant
- expendable
- extravagant
- extreme
- gratuitous
- in excess
- inessential
- inordinate
- lavish
- leftover
- needless
- nonessential
- overflowing
- overmuch
- pleonastic
- profuse
- redundant
- remaining
- residuary
- spare
- superabundant
- supererogatory
- superfluent
- supernumerary
- surplus
- unasked
- uncalled-for
- unneeded
- unrequired
- unwanted
- useless
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