redundant as an adjective: - 1
- 2
redundant
adjective
1 redundant
More than is needed, desired, or required:
— Yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant.
— Skills made redundant by technological advance.
synonyms: excess, extra, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus.
Roget 641:
redundant;
too much,
too many;
exuberant,
inordinate,
superabundant,
excessive,
overmuch,
replete,
profuse,
lavish;
prodigal
etc.
818;
exorbitant;
overweening;
extravagant;
overcharged
etc.
v.;
supersaturated,
drenched,
overflowing;
running over,
running to waste,
running down.
crammed to overflowing,
filled to overflowing;
gorged,
ready to burst;
dropsical,
turgid,
plethoric;
obese
etc.
194.
superfluous,
unnecessary,
needless,
supervacaneous†,
uncalled for,
to spare,
in excess;
over and above
etc.
(remainder)
40;
de trop [Fr.];
adscititious
etc.
(additional)
37;
supernumerary
etc.
(reserve)
636;
on one's hands,
spare,
duplicate,
supererogatory,
expletive;
un peu fort [Fr.].
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Polish: zbytni
2 redundant
Repetition of same sense in different words:
— At the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition.
synonyms: pleonastic, tautologic, tautological.
Roget 104:
repeated
etc.
v.;
repetitional†,
repetitionary†;
recurrent,
recurring;
ever recurring,
thick coming;
frequent,
incessant;
redundant,
pleonastic.
monotonous,
harping,
iterative,
recursive [Comp.],
unvaried;
mocking,
chiming;
retold;
aforesaid,
aforenamed†;
above-mentioned,
above-said;
habitual
etc.
613;
another.
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Polish: tautologiczny
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