gratuitous
adjective
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
without cause
a gratuitous insult
Related & opposite
- unmerited similar to
Sense 2 adjective
costing nothing
complimentary tickets
Related & opposite
- unpaid similar to
Sense 3 adjective
unnecessary and unwarranted
a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life
Related & opposite
- unnecessary similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | unmerited |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unpaid |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unnecessary |