redundant
Superfluous; exceeding what is necessarySuperfluous; exceeding what is necessary (and therefore no longer needed because other things fulfill its task or purpose).
Recorded: Commander Keane, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» I think this phrase is a little redundant.
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6 sensesSuperfluous; exceeding what is necessary (and therefore no longer needed because other things fulfill its task or purpose).
überflüssig
изли́шнийizlíšnij
надлишковийnadlyškovyj
Repetitive or needlessly wordy.
redundant, überzählig, doppelt gemoppelt
Duplicating or able to duplicate the function of another component of a system, providing backup in the event the other component fails.
Containing duplicate pathways to send a message.
(Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK)Dismissed from employment because no longer needed.
Four employees were made redundant.
Obsolete or outdated; discarded, or fit to be discarded.
- repetition of same and identical sense with different and non-identical words
- more than is needed, desired, or required
Examples
42 sentencesI think this phrase is a little redundant.
Wouldn't that be redundant?
She's going to be made redundant.
Її скоротять. — deniko
ruЕё сократят. — Wezel
deSie wird entlassen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He's been made redundant.
Його скоротили. — deniko
deEr ist entlassen worden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
She'll be made redundant.
Її скоротять. — deniko
ruЕё сократят. — Wezel
deSie wird entlassen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Latin redundāns, present participle of redundō (“to overflow, redound”), from red- (“From Latin redundāns, present participle of redundō (“to overflow, redound”), from red- (“again, back”) + undō (“to surge, flood”), from unda (“a wave”).
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Forms
more redundant, most redundant| Comparative | more redundant Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most redundant Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
43 synonyms- repetition of same and identical sense with different and non-identical words:pleonastictautologictautological
- more than is needed, desired, or required:excessextrasparesupererogatorysuperfluoussupernumerarysurplus
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.