Gratuitous
Gratuitous adjective - Not costing or charging anything.
Questionable and gratuitous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Questionable" instead an adjective "Gratuitous".
Nearby Words: gratuity, gratuitously
Questionable
Questionable adjective - Giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged.
Gratuitous and questionable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gratuitous" instead an adjective "Questionable".
Both words in one sentence
- Gratuitous French: Kid Grey and Gray Morality: Neither the Terrans' nor the Colonials' cause is portrayed as more justified, and both sides perform questionable actions to further the war effort.
Source: Webcomic / Angels 2200 - The setting is so very crapsack and the Anti-Hero protagonist tending to be both *really* morally questionable and hopelessly overpowered by the main villains, not to mention the arguably gratuitous rape and violence, means people can simply get bored of the darkness.
Cite this Source
Questionable and Gratuitous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gratuitous/questionable
Gratuitous & Questionable. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/gratuitous/questionable>.
Questionable or Gratuitous. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/gratuitous/questionable.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "gratuitous" and "questionable" have occurred on timeline