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extra(noun, adjective, surplus, unnecessary, irrelevant)
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minor(adjective, small, unimportant, unnecessary, superfluous)
8
petty(adjective, small, insignificant, unimportant, minor)
8
redundant(adjective, extra, surplus, unnecessary, irrelevant)
8
slight(adjective, small, insignificant, unimportant, minor)
8
worthless(adjective, poor, base, value, inferior)
7
immaterial(adjective, unimportance, extraneous)
7
incidental
7
irrelevant(adjective, unnecessary, extraneous)
7
unrequired(adjective, casual, useless, extra, worthless)
7
useless(adjective, poor, base, inferior, insignificant)
6
inferior(adjective, poor, base, insignificant, unimportant)
6
paltry(adjective, poor, base, small, inferior)
6
superficial(adjective, small, insignificant, unimportant, minor)
6
unwanted(adjective, useless, extra, unwarranted, surplus)
5
accidental(adjective, casual, useless, extra, worthless)
5
adventitious
5
de trop(expression, adjective, extra, surplus, unnecessary)
5
profitless(adjective, poor, base, inferior, insignificant)
5
small(adjective, unimportant, minor)
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