redundant
Meaning of redundant
- not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous.
many of the old skills had become redundant
this redundant brewery has been converted into a library
late 16th century (in the sense ‘abundant’): from Latin redundant- ‘surging up’, from the verb redundare (see redound).
Information about redundant
- It is an adjective.
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CatalanHyphenation of redundant
re-dun-dant
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- redundant is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
redundant synonyms
Meaning excess:
excess, extra, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
Meaning pleonastic:
pleonastic, tautologic, tautological
Meaning more than is needed; excessive:
Meaning not absolutely necessary:
Meaning not absolutely necessary; inessential:
Meaning (of something undesirable) not necessary because avoidable:
Meaning not needed:
Meaning able to be replaced or done without; superfluous:
Meaning (of an article) intended to be thrown away after use:
Meaning of relatively little significance, and therefore able to be abandoned or destroyed:
Meaning not or no longer desired:
Meaning not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired outcome:
Meaning more than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate:
Meaning added, extra, or supplementary to what is already present or available:
redundant antonyms
Meaning absolutely necessary; extremely important:
Meaning needed to be done, achieved, or present; essential:
Words that rhyme with redundant
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