gratuitous | Definition of gratuitous

Synonyms and Antonyms of gratuitous

1 not costing or charging anything

they will throw in a gratuitous box of chocolates when you spend $30 or more in their shop

Synonyms of gratuitous

complimentary, costless, free, gratis

Words Related to gratuitous

bestowed, donated, given

discretionary, freewill, optional, voluntary

honorary, uncompensated, unpaid

Phrases Synonymous with gratuitous

Near Antonyms of gratuitous

costly, dear, expensive, high

2 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 of gratuitous

dispensable, inessential, needless, nonessential, uncalled-for, unessential, unnecessary, unwarranted

Words Related to gratuitous

discretionary, elective, optional

extra, extraneous, irrelative, irrelevant, redundant, superfluous

Near Antonyms of gratuitous

all-important, crucial, important, vital

imperative, pressing, urgent

Antonyms of gratuitous

essential, indispensable, necessary, needed, needful, required