gratuitous

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of GRATUITOUS

not costing or charging anything <they will throw in a gratuitous box of chocolates when you spend $30 or more in their shop>

Synonyms complimentary, costless, gratis, gratuitous

Near Antonyms paid; costly, dear, expensive, high

not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end <that violent scene was completely gratuitous and didn't need to be in the movie at all>

Synonyms dispensable, gratuitous, inessential, needless, nonessential, uncalled-for, unessential, unwarranted

Near Antonyms all-important, crucial, important, vital; imperative, pressing, urgent

Antonyms essential, indispensable, necessary, needed, needful, required

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