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re·dun·dant
 redundant
- pronunciation:
- rih
duhn
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 nt
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
unnecessarily repetitive.
To say that someone is "extremely ecstatic" seems redundant in that "ecstatic" already includes the idea of extremeness.- synonyms:
- excessive, repetitious, superfluous
- antonyms:
- concise
- similar words:
- circumlocutory, diffuse, excess, immoderate, inessential, long-winded, needless, overmuch, pleonastic, prolix, surplus, tautological, unnecessary, verbose, wordy
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| definition 2: |
excessive or superfluous.
The report was cluttered with redundant detail.- similar words:
- superfluous, verbose
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| definition 3: |
(chiefly British) of an employee, having lost one's job as a result of an employer's lack of need; laid-off.
Many workers were made redundant after the company's loss of a major contract. |
| related words: |
circular, diffuse, nonessential, surplus, wordy |
| derivation: |
redundantly (adv.) |
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