What does redundant mean?

redundant means "more than is needed, desired, or required". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in redundant?

redundant has 3 syllables: re-dun-dant. The stress falls on "dun". In IPA it is /ɹɪˈdʌndənt/.

What is another word for redundant?

Close synonyms include excess, extra, spare, supererogatory, superfluous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is redundant a common word?

redundant is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

redundant — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
more than is needed, desired, or required
“trying to lose excess weight”
“found some extra change lying on the dresser”
“yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant”
“skills made redundant by technological advance”
“sleeping in the spare room”
“supernumerary ornamentation”
“it was supererogatory of her to gloat”
“delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words”
“extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts”
“surplus cheese distributed to the needy”
Synonymsexcess extra spare supererogatory superfluous supernumerary surplus
Similarunnecessary
2.
repetition of same sense in different words
“`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions”
“the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological”
“at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition”
Synonymspleonastic tautologic tautological
Similarprolix

Questions about redundant

What does redundant mean?: redundant means "more than is needed, desired, or required". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in redundant?: redundant has 3 syllables: re-dun-dant. The stress falls on "dun". In IPA it is /ɹɪˈdʌndənt/.
What is another word for redundant?: Close synonyms include excess, extra, spare, supererogatory, superfluous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is redundant a common word?: redundant is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for redundant come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
more than is needed, desired, or required
“trying to lose excess weight”
“found some extra change lying on the dresser”
“yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant”
“skills made redundant by technological advance”
“sleeping in the spare room”
“supernumerary ornamentation”
“it was supererogatory of her to gloat”
“delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words”
“extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts”
“surplus cheese distributed to the needy”
Synonymsexcess extra spare supererogatory superfluous supernumerary surplus
Similarunnecessary
2.
repetition of same sense in different words
“`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions”
“the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological”
“at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition”
Synonymspleonastic tautologic tautological
Similarprolix

Questions about redundant

What does redundant mean?: redundant means "more than is needed, desired, or required". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in redundant?: redundant has 3 syllables: re-dun-dant. The stress falls on "dun". In IPA it is /ɹɪˈdʌndənt/.
What is another word for redundant?: Close synonyms include excess, extra, spare, supererogatory, superfluous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is redundant a common word?: redundant is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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