redundant
adjective
[ rɪˈdʌnd(ə)nt ]
• not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous.
• "many of the old skills had become redundant"
Similar:
unnecessary,
not required,
inessential,
unessential,
needless,
unneeded,
uncalled for,
dispensable,
disposable,
expendable,
unwanted,
useless,
surplus,
surplus to requirements,
superfluous,
too much/many,
supernumerary,
excessive,
in excess,
extra,
additional,
spare,
de trop,
needed like a hole in the head,
Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘abundant’): from Latin redundant- ‘surging up’, from the verb redundare (see redound).
