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Adjectives (7)
gratuitous
adj. without cause; "a gratuitous insult"
needless, uncalled-for
adj. unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life"
free, complimentary, costless, gratis
adj. costing nothing; "complimentary tickets"; "free admission"
Fuzzynyms (17)
inessential, unessential
adj. not basic or fundamental
wanton, motiveless, unprovoked
adj. occurring without motivation or provocation; "motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt
undue, extraordinary, unreasonable, excessive, inordinate
adj. beyond normal limits; "excessive charges"; "a book of inordinate length"; "his dress stops just short of undue elegance"; "unreasonable demands"
irrational
adj. not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals"
undue, unwarranted, unjustified
adj. lacking justification or authorization; "unreasonable searches and seizures"; "desire for undue private profit"; "unwarranted limitations of personal freedom"
expendable
adj. suitable to be expended
pointless, purposeless
adj. lacking import; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"
Synonyms (23)
unearned, undeserved
adj. not deserved or earned; "has an undeserved reputation as a coward"
inessential, nonessential, dispensable
adj. not absolutely necessary
spare, excess, extra, surplus, supernumerary, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous
adj. 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"
spare, reserve
adj. kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts"
buckshee
adj. free of charge; "if they deposit these shares in the scheme they will get further buckshee shares on a one-for-one basis"- Economist
undischarged, owed, owing, outstanding
adj. owed as a debt; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts"
rent-free
adj. complimentary; without payment of rent; "with the job came a rent-free apartment"
uncompensated, unsalaried
adj. not paying a salary; "an uncompensated federal post"
Antonyms (1)
necessary
adj. absolutely essential
gratuitous
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