redundancy

1 the use of too many words to express an idea even though the phrase “free gift” is a redundancy, many retailers still use it to assure customers that an item is really free Synonyms of redundancy circumlocution, diffuseness, diffusion, garrulity, garrulousness, logorrhea, long-windedness, periphrasis, prolixity, verbiage, verbalism, verboseness, verbosity, windiness, wordage, wordinessWords Related to redundancy circuitousness, circularity, digressiveness; pleonasm, tautology; reiteration, repetition, repetitiousness, repetitiveness; embellishment, embroidering, exaggeration, hyperbole, overstatementNear Antonyms of redundancy brevity, briefness, compactness, conciseness, concision, crispness, pithiness, succinctness, terseness

2 the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed there's a redundancy of high-priced restaurants in the area Synonyms of redundancy bellyful, fat, overabundance, overage, overflow, overkill, overmuch, overplus, oversupply, plethora, plus, excess, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus, surplusageWords Related to redundancy abundance, bounty, plentitude, plenty, profusion, sufficiency; overproduction, overstockNear Antonyms of redundancy dearth, lack, scarcity, wantAntonyms of redundancy deficiency, deficit, insufficiency, undersupply

3 chiefly British  the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily several dozen employees at the London office were lost to redundancy Synonyms of redundancy ax (or axe), discharge, dismissal, furlough, layoff [chiefly British]Words Related to redundancy pink slip; bird [chiefly British], boot, bum's rush, downsizing, firing, heave-ho, sack; closing, shutdown; shakeout, shake-upNear Antonyms of redundancy callback, recall, reemployment, rehire, rehiring