Redundant

/rɪˈdʌndənt/

Meaning & Definition

adjective

Not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous.

The report was deemed redundant due to the availability of more recent data.

Characterized by verbosity or unnecessary repetition.

Her speech was filled with redundant phrases that made it difficult to follow her main points.

Occurring more than once; repetitive.

The design included redundant features that added complexity without enhancing functionality.

From Latin 'redundans', present participle of 'redundare', meaning 'to overflow'.

redundant clause

A clause that can be removed without changing the meaning of a sentence.

redundant workers

Employees who are no longer needed due to job cuts or automation.

redundant data

Data that is repeated or duplicated unnecessarily.

redundancy

The state of being redundant; unnecessary repetition.

redundantly

In a redundant manner; unnecessarily.

Going through the motions.

His answer was so redundant, it felt like he was just going through the motions.

Overkill.

Implementing a new team was total overkill for that redundant task.