CEFR B1

redundant

adjective

Meaning

No longer needed or useful; superfluous.

Examples

The company is trying to cut costs by eliminating redundant positions.
His job became redundant after the department was restructured.

Synonyms: unnecessary, superfluous, dispensable, supernumerary

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redundant (B1)

adjective

Pronunciation: /rɪˈdʌn.dənt/

Definition

No longer needed or useful; superfluous.

Examples

The company is trying to cut costs by eliminating redundant positions.
His job became redundant after the department was restructured.
Many of the tasks performed by the old system are now redundant.

How to Use redundant

redundant with (prepositional phrase): Having more of the same thing than is necessary, often in relation to something else. — "This new feature is redundant with the existing functionality."
redundant to (prepositional phrase): Not needed or useful in a particular situation. — "The information provided was redundant to the main report."

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