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gratuitous
adjective
1 gratuitous
Without cause.
Roget 477:
intuitive,
instinctive,
impulsive;
independent of reason,
anterior to reason;
gratuitous,
hazarded;
unconnected.
unreasonable,
illogical,
false,
unsound,
invalid;
unwarranted,
not following;
inconsequent,
inconsequential;
inconsistent;
absonous†,
absonant†;
unscientific;
untenable,
inconclusive,
incorrect;
fallacious,
fallible;
groundless,
unproved;
non sequitur [Lat.],
it does not follow.
deceptive,
sophistical,
jesuitical;
illusive,
illusory;
specious,
hollow,
plausible,
ad captandum [Lat.],
evasive;
irrelevant
etc.
10.
weak,
feeble,
poor,
flimsy,
loose,
vague.
irrational;
nonsensical
etc.
(absurd)
497.
foolish
etc.
(imbecile)
499;
frivolous,
pettifogging,
quibbling;
finespun†,
overrefined†.
at the end of one's tether,
au bout de son latin.
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Roget 514:
supposing
etc.
v.;
given,
mooted,
postulatory†;
assumed
etc.
v.;
supposititious,
suppositive†,
suppositious;
gratuitous,
speculative,
conjectural,
hypothetical,
theoretical,
academic,
supposable,
presumptive,
putative;
suppositional.
suggestive,
allusive.
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Roget 602:
willing,
minded,
fain,
disposed,
inclined,
favorable;
favorably-minded,
favorably inclined,
favorably disposed;
nothing loth;
in the vein,
in the mood,
in the humor,
in the mind.
ready,
forward,
earnest,
eager;
bent upon
etc.
(desirous)
865;
predisposed,
propense†.
docile;
persuadable,
persuasible;
suasible†,
easily persuaded,
facile,
easy-going;
tractable
etc.
(pliant)
324;
genial,
gracious,
cordial,
cheering,
hearty;
content
etc.
(assenting)
488.
voluntary,
gratuitous,
spontaneous;
unasked
etc.
(ask)
etc.
765;
unforced
etc.
(free)
748.
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2 gratuitous
Costing nothing.
synonyms: complimentary, costless, free, gratis.
Roget 815:
cheap;
low,
low priced;
moderate,
reasonable;
inexpensive,
unexpensive†;
well worth the money,
worth the money;
magnifique et pas cher [Fr.];
good at the price,
cheap at the price;
dirt cheap,
dog cheap;
cheap,
cheap as dirt,
cheap and nasty;
catchpenny;
discounted
etc.
813.
half-price,
depreciated,
unsalable.
gratuitous,
gratis,
free,
for nothing;
costless,
expenseless†;
without charge,
not charged,
untaxed;
scotfree,
shotfree†,
rent-free;
free of cost,
free of expense;
honorary,
unbought,
unpaid.
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Polish: bezpłatny, darmowy, nieodpłatny
3 gratuitous
Moby thesaurus: God-given, accorded, aimless, allowed, amorphous, arbitrary, autonomous, baseless, bestowed, biggety, bluff, bottomless, brash, capricious, casual, charitable, cheeky, chutzpadik, cocky, complimentary, contemptuous, costless, crusty, de trop, derisive, desultory, disarticulated, discontinuous, discretional, discretionary, disjunct, disordered, dispensable, dispersed, disproportionate, disrespectful, elective, eleemosynary, erratic, excess, expendable, expenseless, expletive, facy, fitful, flip, flippant, for free, for love, for nothing, formless, free, free as air, free for nothing, free gratis, free of charge, free of cost, free will, freebie, fresh, frivolous, gally, giftlike, given, granted, gratis, groundless, haphazard, hit-or-miss, immethodical, impertinent, impudent, in excess, inchoate, incoherent, indefensible, independent, indiscriminate, irrational, irregular, malapert, meaningless, misshapen, needless, nervy, nonessential, nonmandatory, nonsymmetrical, nonsystematic, nonuniform, offered, on the house, optional, orderless, pert, planless, pleonastic, proffered, prolix, promiscuous, providential, random, reasonless, redundant, rude, sassy, saucy, self-acting, self-active, self-determined, self-determining, senseless, shapeless, smart, smart-alecky, smart-ass, spare, spasmodic, spontaneous, sporadic, straggling, straggly, supererogatory, superfluous, systemless, tautologic, tautologous, to spare, unarranged, unasked, unbesought, unbidden, unbought, uncalled-for, unclassified, uncoerced, uncompelled, undirected, unessential, unforced, unfounded, ungraded, ungrounded, uninfluenced, uninvited, unjoined, unjustifiable, unjustified, unlooked-for, unmethodical, unnecessary, unneeded, unordered, unorganized, unpaid-for, unpressured, unprompted, unrequested, unrequired, unsolicited, unsorted, unsought, unsupportable, unsymmetrical, unsystematic, untaxed, ununiform, unwarranted, unwelcome, vague, verbose, voluntary, volunteer, vouchsafed, wandering, wanton, willful, willing, wise-ass, without charge ... show more.
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