Definition of redundant

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  • redundant is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • redundant is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
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Definition of redundant

  • more than is needed, desired, or required (adjective)

    Examples

    1. yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant
    2. skills made redundant by technological advance

    Synonyms

    1. excess
    2. extra
    3. spare
    4. supererogatory
    5. superfluous
    6. supernumerary
    7. surplus
  • repetition of same sense in different words (adjective)

    Examples

    1. at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition

    Synonyms

    1. pleonastic
    2. tautologic
    3. tautological

See definition of redundant in Merriam Webster