gratuitous
Adjective Satellite
- without cause
- "a gratuitous insult"
- costing nothing
- unnecessary and unwarranted
Adj
- Given freely; unearned.
- Unjustified or unnecessary; not called for by the circumstances.
Examples
- gratuitous violence
Origin / Etymology
From Latin grātuītus (“free”), from Latin grātia (“favor”), grātus (“showing favor”).
Synonyms
complimentary, costless, free, gratis, needless, uncalled-for, baseless, groundless, unfounded, unjustified, unnecessary
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
gratuitous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordgratuitous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gratuitous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary