1. (

• otiose ,
• pointless ,
• purposeless ,
• senseless ,
• superfluous ,
• wasted

) serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence" ;

2. (

• excess ,
• extra ,
• redundant ,
• spare ,
• supererogatory ,
• superfluous ,
• supernumerary ,
• surplus

) more than is needed, desired, or required; "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" ;