Gratuitous
Gratuitous adjective - Not costing or charging anything.
Surplus and gratuitous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surplus" instead an adjective "Gratuitous".
Nearby Words: gratuity, gratuitously
Surplus
Surplus adjective - Being over what is needed.
Usage example: surplus stock gets shipped to the warehouse and is eventually sold at auction
Gratuitous and surplus are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gratuitous" instead an adjective "Surplus".
Nearby Word: surplusage
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- excess and gratuitous
- excess and surplus
- unessential and gratuitous
- unessential and surplus
- spare and gratuitous
- spare and surplus
- excessive and gratuitous
- excessive and surplus
- dispensable and gratuitous
- dispensable and surplus
- expendable and gratuitous
- expendable and surplus
- unnecessary and gratuitous
- unnecessary and surplus
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