Gratuitous (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Costing nothing; "complimentary tickets"; "free admission".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• The museum offered a week of gratuitous admission to celebrate its grand reopening.
• The company provided gratuitous shuttle service to and from the airport for its employees.
• The hotel included a gratuitous breakfast buffet with every room booking.
• The concert venue offered gratuitous parking to attendees who arrived before a certain time.
• The airline gave me a gratuitous in-flight meal upgrade on my birthday.

Synonyms

• Free
• Gratis
• Complimentary
• Costless

Meaning ²

Without cause; "a gratuitous insult".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Meaning ³

Unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Uncalled-for
• Needless