tautologous

adjective

Definition of tautologousnext
as in tautological

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tautologous
  1. tautological
  2. redundant
  3. repetitious
Adjective
  • More realistically, production is a tautological signal of money in circulation, not the existence of central banks, mints, Treasuries, monetary authorities, or economists advising all four more broadly.
    — John Tamny, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Stella’s tautological compositions shrugged off the categories of invention and aesthetic judgment that Fried hoped modernism would preserve.
    — Sarah K. Rich, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024
Definition of tautological
Adjective
  • In the event of another citywide emergency, the impact on the electric grid may mean there will be no redundant heating and cooking source, leading to an unprecedented catastrophe.
    — Kris DeLair, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The reductions and reorganization prioritize customer service by streamlining redundant layers of management, the agency said.
    — Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of redundant
Adjective
  • United’s problems have been painfully repetitious, so fix the problems, fix the culture, fix the dressing room and endure the pain that comes with it.
    — Andy Mitten, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Lost among the repetitious Yankees and Mets hot stove babble, is something icy hot.
    — Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of repetitious
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

tautologous
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Tautologous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tautologous. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

Copy Citation

Share

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

The Difference Between 'i.e.' and 'e.g.'

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

What do SCOTUS, POTUS, and FLOTUS mean?

Flower Etymologies For Your Spring Garden

More Words with Remarkable Origins

Terroir, Oenophile, & Magnum: Ten Words About Wine

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments
See More

Popular Features

See More

The Difference Between 'i.e.' and 'e.g.'

What do SCOTUS, POTUS, and FLOTUS mean?

Flower Etymologies For Your Spring Garden
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
number-twelve-balloon
12-Letter Words Quiz A dozen words, a dozen letters each.
See All