Common Examples of Redundancies

A
• (absolutely) essential
• (absolutely) necessary
• (actual) facts
• advance (forward)
• (advance) planning
• (advance) preview
• (advance) reservations
• (advance) warning
• add (an additional)
• add (up)
• (added) bonus
• (affirmative) yes
• (aid and) abet
• (all-time) record
• alternative (choice)
• A.M. (in the morning)
• (and) etc.
• (anonymous) stranger
• (annual) anniversary
• (armed) gunman
• (artificial) prosthesis
• ascend (up)
• ask (the question)
• assemble (together)
• attach (together)
• ATM (machine)
• autobiography (of his or her own life)
B
• bald(-headed)
• balsa (wood)
• (basic) fundamentals
• (basic) necessities
• best (ever)
• biography (of his--or her--life)
• blend (together)
• (boat) marina
• bouquet (of flowers)
• brief (in duration)
• (brief) moment
• (brief) summary
• (burning) embers
C
• cacophony (of sound)
• cameo (appearance)
• cancel (out)
• (careful) scrutiny
• cash (money)
• cease (and desist)
• circle (around)
• circulate (around)
• classify (into groups)
• (close) proximity
• (closed) fist
• collaborate (together)
• combine (together)
• commute (back and forth)
• compete (with each other)
• (completely) annihilate
• (completely) destroyed
• (completely) eliminate
• (completely) engulfed
• (completely) filled
• (completely) surround
• (component) parts
• confer (together)
• connect (together)
• connect (up)
• confused (state)
• consensus (of opinion)
• (constantly) maintained
• cooperate (together)
• could (possibly)
• crisis (situation)
• curative (process)
• (current) incumbent
• (current) trend
D
• depreciate (in value)
• descend (down)
• (desirable) benefits
• (different) kinds
• disappear (from sight)
• drop (down)
• during (the course of)
• dwindle (down)
E
• each (and every)
• earlier (in time)
• eliminate (altogether)
• emergency (situation)
• (empty) hole
• empty (out)
• (empty) space
• enclosed (herein)
• (end) result
• enter (in)
• (entirely) eliminate
• equal (to one another)
• eradicate (completely)
• estimated at (about)
• evolve (over time)
• (exact) same
• (exposed) opening
• extradite (back)
F
• (face) mask
• fall (down)
• (favorable) approval
• (fellow) classmates
• (fellow) colleague
• few (in number)
• filled (to capacity)
• (final) conclusion
• (final) end
• (final) outcome
• (final) ultimatum
• (first and) foremost
• (first) conceived
• first (of all)
• fly (through the air)
• follow (after)
• (foreign) imports
• (former) graduate
• (former) veteran
• (free) gift
• (from) whence
• (frozen) ice
• (frozen) tundra
• full (to capacity)
• (full) satisfaction
• fuse (together)
• (future) plans
• (future) recurrence
G
• gather (together)
• (general) public
• GOP (party)
• GRE (exam)
• green [or blue or whatever] (in color)
• grow (in size)
H
• had done (previously)
• (harmful) injuries
• (head) honcho
• heat (up)
• HIV (virus)
• hoist (up)
• (hollow) tube
• hurry (up)
I
• (illustrated) drawing
• incredible (to believe)
• indicted (on a charge)
• input (into)
• integrate (together)
• integrate (with each other)
• interdependent (on each other)
• introduced (a new)
• introduced (for the first time)
• (ir)regardless
• ISBN (number)
J
• join (together)
• (joint) collaboration
K
• kneel (down)
• (knowledgeable) experts
L
• lag (behind)
• later (time)
• LCD (display)
• lift (up)
• (little) baby
• (live) studio audience
• (live) witness
• (local) residents
• look (ahead) to the future
• look back (in retrospect)
M
• made (out) of
• (major) breakthrough
• (major) feat
• manually (by hand)
• may (possibly)
• meet (together)
• meet (with each other)
• (mental) telepathy
• merge (together)
• might (possibly)
• minestrone (soup)
• mix (together)
• modern ______ (of today)
• (mutual) cooperation
• (mutually) interdependent
• mutual respect (for each other)
• (number-one) leader in ________
N
• nape (of her neck)
• (native) habitat
• (natural) instinct
• never (before)
• (new) beginning
• (new) construction
• (new) innovation
• (new) invention
• (new) recruit
• none (at all)
• nostalgia (for the past)
• (now) pending
O
• off (of)
• (old) adage
• (old) cliche
• (old) custom
• (old) proverb
• (open) trench
• open (up)
• (oral) conversation
• (originally) created
• output (out of)
• (outside) in the yard
• outside (of)
• (over) exaggerate
• over (with)
• (overused) cliche
P
• (pair of) twins
• palm (of the hand)
• (passing) fad
• (past) experience
• (past) history
• (past) memories
• (past) records
• penetrate (into)
• period (of time)
• (personal) friend
• (personal) opinion
• pick (and choose)
• PIN (number)
• pizza (pie)
• plan (ahead)
• plan (in advance)
• (Please) RSVP
• plunge (down)
• (polar) opposites
• (positive) identification
• postpone (until later)
• pouring (down) rain
• (pre)board (as an airplane)
• (pre)heat
• (pre)record
• (private) industry
• (present) incumbent
• present (time)
• previously listed (above)
• proceed (ahead)
• (proposed) plan
• protest (against)
• pursue (after)
R
• raise (up)
• RAM (memory)
• reason is (because)
• reason (why)
• recur (again)
• re-elect (for another term)
• refer (back)
• reflect (back)
• (regular) routine
• repeat (again)
• reply (back)
• retreat (back)
• revert (back)
• rise (up)
• round (in shape)
S
• (safe) haven
• (safe) sanctuary
• same (exact)
• (sand) dune
• scrutinize (in detail)
• self-______ (yourself)
• separated (apart from each other)
• (serious) danger
• share (together)
• (sharp) point
• shiny (in appearance)
• shut (down)
• (single) unit
• skipped (over)
• slow (speed)
• small (size)
• (small) speck
• soft (in texture) [or (to the touch)]
• sole (of the foot)
• spell out (in detail)
• spliced (together)
• start (off) or (out)
• (still) persists
• (still) remains
• (sudden) impulse
• (sum) total
• surrounded (on all sides)
T
• tall (in height)
• tall (in stature)
• (temper) tantrum
• ten (in number)
• three a.m. (in the morning)
• (three-way) love triangle
• time (period)
• (tiny) bit
• (total) destruction
• (true) facts
• (truly) sincere
• tuna (fish)
• (twelve) noon or midnight
• (two equal) halves
U
• (ultimate) goal
• undergraduate (student)
• (underground) subway
• (unexpected) emergency
• (unexpected) surprise
• (unintentional) mistake
• (universal) panacea
• (unnamed) anonymous
• UPC (code)
• (usual) custom
V
• vacillate (back and forth)
• (veiled) ambush
• (very) pregnant
• (very) unique
• visible (to the eye)
W
• (wall) mural
• warn (in advance)
• weather (conditions)
• weather (situation)
• whether (or not)
• (white) snow
• write (down)