Synonyms & related words for gratuitous

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of gratuitous — including costless, needless, free, complimentary, gratis, unnecessary. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to gratuitous

Explore words related to gratuitous — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include gratuitousness, gratuitously, buckshee, needlessness, unmerited, superfluousness, omissible, superfluously. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for gratuitous

Common synonyms for gratuitous include costless, needless, free, complimentary, gratis, unnecessary, superfluous, unwarranted — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does gratuitous come from?

The word gratuitous breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root grat-, from Latin gratus (“pleasing”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.