redundant
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redundant
- /ɹɪˈdʌn.dənt/ Canada, UK, US
- /ɹɪˈdɐn.dənt/ Australia
- /ɹəˈdɐn.dənt/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Latin redundāns, present participle of redundō (“to overflow, redound”), from red- (“again, back”) + undō (“to surge, flood”), from unda (“a wave”).
adjective more redundant · most redundant
- Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary (and therefore no longer needed because other things fulfill its task or purpose). It is allowed, that Senates and great Councils are often troubled with redundant, ebullient, and other peccant Humours, with many Diſeaſes of the Head and more of the Heart; […]
- Repetitive or needlessly wordy.
- Duplicating or able to duplicate the function of another component of a system, providing backup in the event the other component fails. The two lines are mainly used for redundant and therefore fault-tolerant message transmission, but they can also transmit different messages.
- Containing duplicate pathways to send a message.
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Dismissed from employment because no longer needed.
Four employees were made redundant.
Similar: surplus to requirements
- Obsolete or outdated; discarded, or fit to be discarded. A knocked out Panther tank lies redundant in the river.
Similar: acervatim, adscititious, dropsical, duplicate, excessive, exorbitant, expletive, extra, extraneous, extravagant, gash, gorged, inessential, inordinate, lavish, needless, nonessential, overflowing, overmuch, overweening, plethoric, prodigal, profuse, repetitive, replete, spare, superabundant, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary · Opposite: non-redundant, inadequate, lacking, needed
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: superfluous, extra, excess, surplus, prolix, wordy, supererogatory, pleonastic, spare, tautologic, tautological, unneeded, unnecessary, supernumerary, undue, excessive
adjective
Similar: acervatim, adscititious, dropsical, duplicate, excessive, exorbitant, expletive, extra, extraneous, extravagant, gash, gorged, inessential, inordinate, lavish, needless, nonessential, overflowing, overmuch, overweening, plethoric, prodigal, profuse, repetitive, replete, spare, superabundant, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary · Opposite: non-redundant, inadequate, lacking, needed
Translations
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adj superfluous
| Español | superfluo, redundante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 여분의 yeobunui, 불필요한 bulpiryohan |
| 中文 | 冗雜 /冗杂 rǒngzá, 冗餘 /冗余 rǒngyú |
| Português | redundante |
| Français | redondant |
| Deutsch | überflüssig |
| Italiano | ridondante, iperverboso, copioso, sovrabbondante, pleonastico |
| Ελληνικά | πλεονάζων pleonázon, παραπανίσιος parapanísios, υπεράριθμος yperárithmos, περισσός perissós |
| Română | redundant |
| Русский | изли́шний izlíšnij |
| Tiếng Việt | rườm rà, dư thừa |
| العربية | فَائِض fāʔiḍ, زَائِد zāʔid |
| עברית | מיותר meyutár |
adj needlessly wordy
| Español | redundante |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 冗長 jōchō |
| Deutsch | redundant, überzählig, doppelt gemoppelt |
| Ελληνικά | περίσσιος períssios |
| Română | redundant |
| العربية | حَشْو ḥašw |
Talk about this word "redundant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/redundant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. redundant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/redundant "redundant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/redundant.Cite this
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title = {redundant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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