surplus
adjective
1. more than is needed, desired, or required
- surplus cheese distributed to the needy
Similar word(s): unnecessary, unneeded, excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary
noun
1. a quantity much larger than is needed
Similar word(s): excess, nimiety, surplusage
Definition categories: attribute, overabundance, overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance