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gratuitous

/ɡɹətˈuətəs/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

adjective

  1. without cause
    “a gratuitous insult”
  2. costing nothing
    “complimentary tickets”
  3. unnecessary and unwarranted
    “a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life”

Synonyms for gratuitous

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