Definition of redundant Redundant

/ɹɪdʌˈndʌnt/ - [ridundunt] - re•dun•dant

We found 9 definitions of redundant from 4 different sources.

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What does redundant mean?

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Adjective

redundant - 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"
  excess, extra, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
  unnecessary, unneeded not necessary
redundant - 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"- J.B.Conant
  pleonastic, tautologic, tautological
  prolix tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know"
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  • redundant (a.)
    Exceeding what is natural or necessary; superabundant; exuberant; as, a redundant quantity of bile or food.
  • redundant (a.)
    Using more worrds or images than are necessary or useful; pleonastic.

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  • single
    Redundant is a single by Green Day.

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