redundant

adjectiveISEE/SSAT easy word/rɪˈdʌn.dənt/

Meaning: more than necessary; repeating

redundant in a sentence

How redundant is used in real sentences:

Saying 'free gift' is redundant.

“Each compositor had to adhere closely to the copy; if two paragraphs made the same argument, crews cut the redundant one to save scarce paper.”
— from the passage Ink Before Dawn

Synonyms for redundant

Other words for redundant — superfluous, repetitive and extra — carry the same meaning.

superfluous
repetitive
extra

Antonyms of redundant

Words that mean the opposite of redundant:

essential
necessary

Where it comes from

From Latin redundare 'to overflow'

Word parts

re — back, again
redundant: re- (again) + und (overflow)

Memory hook

REDUNDANT — RED-DONE again, repeated.

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