Synonyms of surplus
43 similar words · 3 opposite words
Another word for surplus is excess. Other synonyms of surplus are abundance, glut, overage, surfeit and overquantity. The opposite of surplus is lack.
Synonyms and similar words for surplus
nounThat which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus...
- overquantityAn excessive quantity; surplus.
- oversumA whole that is more than the sum of its parts; superaddition.
- superabundanceAn extreme abundance; abundance to a vast degree that seems almost excessive.
- abundanceAn overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness.
- excessThe state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than...
- fat informal
- excessivenessThe property of being excessive.
- exuberance
- copiousnessThe state of being copious.
- fecundity
- fertilenessThe state or characteristic of being fertile.
- fertility
- fruitfulnessThe state or quality of being fruitful; exuberant abundance.
- glutAn excess, too much.
- plus
- immoderationLack of moderation.
- incontinence
- intemperance
- mountain
- nimietyState of being in excess, more than is needed.
- overabundanceAn excess of what is needed or is appropriate.
- overageA surplus of inventory or capacity or of cash that is greater than the amount in the record of an account.
- overflow
- overplusThat which remains beyond what is necessary or required; a surplus.
- plenteousnessAn abundant supply; abundance.
- plentifulnessA full supply; abundance.
- plentyA more-than-adequate amount; plenitude; a great deal.
- plethora
- productivenessThe state of being productive.
- profusion
- superaddition
- superfluity
- superfluousnessThe state or quality of being superfluous.
- superfluxAn overabundance; a great amount.
- superplusSurplus.
- surfeitAn excessive amount of something.
- surplusageA surplus; a superabundance.
- ug dialectal
- acrasia archaicLack of self-control; excess, intemperance; also, irregular or unruly behaviour.
- acrasy archaicSynonym of acrasia (“lack of self-control; intemperance, excess; also, irregular or unruly behaviour”); (countable) an...
- fulth rare
- uberty rareFertile growth, abundance, fruitfulness; copiousness, plenty.
adjectiveBeing or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient.
- offcutExcess; surplus.
Opposite of surplus
Meaning of surplus
- noun That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus; overage.
- noun Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.
- noun The remainder of a fund appropriated for a particular purpose.
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Questions about synonyms of surplus
- What is another word for surplus?
- Surplus has 43 synonyms on Word.ws, such as excess, abundance, glut, overage, surfeit, overquantity, overplus and superflux.
- What is the opposite of surplus?
- The opposite of surplus is lack. Other antonyms of surplus are shortage.
- What does surplus mean?
- Surplus means that which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when a limit is reached; excess; overplus; overage.
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