redundancy
The word “redundancy” has 4 syllables: re-dun-dan-cy
It's pronounced as /rɪˈdʌn.dən.si/
What is synonym and antonym for redundancy?
In the thesaurus, “redundancy” has 15 synonyms and 14 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for redundancy along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for redundancy
- abundance
- circumlocution
- diffuseness
- diffusion
- dismissal
- excess
- firing
- logorrhea
- prolixity
- repetition
- repetitiveness
- surplus
- verbosity
- wordage
- wordiness
Antonyms for redundancy
- brevity
- callback
- compactness
- conciseness
- concision
- crispness
- deficiency
- deficit
- insufficiency
- lack
- recall
- reemployment
- succinctness
- terseness
Meanings of redundancy
- noun
- The state of being redundant.
- A superfluity; something redundant or excessive; a needless repetition in language.
- Duplication of components or circuits to provide survival of the total system in case of failure of single components.
- Duplication of parts of a message to guard against transmission errors.
- The state of being unemployed because one's job is no longer necessary; the dismissal of such an employee; a layoff.
- Surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be rejected by the court without impairing the validity of what remains.
Example Sentences
- The company had to cut back on staff due to the redundancy of certain positions.
- He was surprised to learn that his role was at risk because of redundancy.
- The report highlighted the redundancy of outdated technologies in the company’s operations.
- There was a noticeable redundancy in the project, as many team members were doing the same tasks.
- The architect suggested eliminating the redundancy in the building’s design to save space.
On this page you'll find 29 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to redundancy, such as: abundance, brevity, callback, circumlocution, compactness, conciseness, concision.
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