surplus vs spare
spare vs surplussurplus and spare both are nouns.
surplus and spare both are adjectives.
surplus is not a verb while spare is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| surplus | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| spare | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
As adjectives,
surplus and spare
are synonyms defined as:
- surplus and spare: more than is needed, desired, or required
Other synonyms of surplus include
excess, extra, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary.
| surplus (noun) | spare (noun) |
|---|---|
| a quantity much larger than is needed | a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls |
| an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle | |
| an extra component of a machine or other apparatus |
| surplus (adjective) | spare (adjective) |
|---|---|
| more than is needed, desired, or required | lacking in magnitude or quantity |
| thin and fit | |
| lacking embellishment or ornamentation | |
| not taken up by scheduled activities | |
| more than is needed, desired, or required | |
| kept in reserve especially for emergency use |
| surplus (verb) | spare (verb) |
|---|---|
| use frugally or carefully | |
| give up what is not strictly needed | |
| refrain from harming | |
| save or relieve from an experience or action |
Words related to "surplus"
Words related to "spare"
- bare
- car wheel
- component
- constituent
- consume
- deplete
- dispense with
- eat
- eat up
- element
- excess
- exempt
- exhaust
- expend
- extra
- favor
- favour
- fifth wheel
- forbear
- free
- give
- give up
- lean
- meager
- meagerly
- meagre
- part with
- plain
- redundant
- refrain
- relieve
- run through
- save
- scanty
- score
- scrimpy
- spare part
- spareness
- sparer
- stingy
- supererogatory
- superfluous
- supernumerary
- surplus
- thin
- trim
- unadorned
- undecorated
- unembellished
- unnecessary
- unneeded
- unoccupied
- unornamented
- use
- use up
- wipe out
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