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Synonyms for redundant
rɪˈdʌn dəntre·dun·dant

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Wiktionary2.0 / 1 vote

  1. redundantadjective

    Antonyms:
    non-redundant

  2. redundantadjective

    Antonyms:
    non-redundant

  3. redundantadjective

    Antonyms:
    non-redundant

  4. redundantadjective

    Antonyms:
    non-redundant

  5. redundantadjective

    Antonyms:
    non-redundant

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. redundant

    Synonyms:
    superfluous, excessive, unnecessary, overflowing, luxuriant

    Antonyms:
    requisite, defective, necessary

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplusadjective

    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"

    Synonyms:
    superfluous, senseless, surplus, unembellished, supererogatory, scanty, spare, otiose, wasted, pleonastic, unornamented, extra, free, plain, supernumerary, excess, purposeless, additional, tautological, special, tautologic, trim, bare(a), bare, pointless

    Antonyms:
    necessary, concise

  2. pleonastic, redundant, tautologic, tautologicaladjective

    repetition of same sense in different words

    "`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"; "the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant

    Synonyms:
    excess, tautologic, superfluous, supernumerary, pleonastic, supererogatory, tautological, surplus, spare, extra

    Antonyms:
    concise, necessary

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pointless

    useless; without meaning, unnecessary; doesn't need to be added

    you've said that already; saying it again is pointless.

    Submitted by rinat on September 3, 2019  
  2. partly same message twice

    same (part of) message / bit-sequence appearing ≥ twice in one 'message'

    too many pages in this book. the editor should have erased some of the many redundant messages.

    Submitted by anonymous on October 26, 2020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. redundantadjective

    Synonyms:
    excessive, superabundant, exuberant, superfluous, in excess, expletive

  2. redundantadjective

    Synonyms:
    diffuse

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. redundantadjective

    Synonyms:
    superabundant, superfluous, excessive, plethoric

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#42free
#273special
#585additional
#1378extra
#3226plain
#4133excess
#5998trim
#6173spare
#6959bare
#7783surplus
#8094excessive
#9462unnecessary
#12212unemployed
#12423redundant
#12442wasted
#16133redundancy
#18270pointless
#35057senseless
#35699superfluous
#36438overflowing
#67164scanty
#67795duplicative
#78329luxuriant
#118122supernumerary
#148311purposeless
#156902tautological

How to use redundant in a sentence?

  1. Steve Berry:

    We oppose a separate engine standard, which we believe is redundant because improvements in engine efficiency would be reflected in a complete vehicle assessment, an overly stringent engine standard also could force manufacturers to introduce technologies and design changes before they are fully ready to do so.

  2. Mark Dyson:

    These are the kinds of Achilles' heels that show up and can create enormous risks even for systems that are designed to be redundant.

  3. Christelyn Karazin:

    It's redundant. The reason why we don't need Where White People Meet is the same reason we need (other race-based) dating websites.

  4. Amit Yoran:

    I do think it is redundant.

  5. Dusanka Glid:

    It is as if they are being abolished, as if they are redundant.


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  • redundantCatalan, Valencian
  • nadbytečnýCzech
  • overflødigDanish
  • redundant, überflüssigGerman
  • πλεονάζων, περίσσιος, παραπανίσιοςGreek
  • superfluo, redundanteSpanish
  • redondantFrench
  • निरर्थकHindi
  • terjengő, feleslegesHungarian
  • ավելորդArmenian
  • ridondante, iperverboso, copioso, sovrabbondante, pleonasticoItalian
  • 冗長Japanese
  • ზედმეტი, ნამეტი, ჭარბი, გადამეტებული, სიტყვამრავალი, გაჭიანურებული, სიტყვაგრძელიGeorgian
  • achterhaald, overtollig, overbodigDutch
  • overflødig, redundantNorwegian
  • nadmiarowy, nadmiernyPolish
  • redundantePortuguese
  • излишнийRussian
  • zalihosan, redundantanSerbo-Croatian
  • överflödigSwedish
  • ihtiyaçtan fazla, gereğinden fazla, lüzumundan fazla, yedek, fazlaTurkish
  • 多餘的Chinese

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