otiose

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore O words

serving no useful purpose; pointless or superfluous

In a sentence

Otiose in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing otiose in a sentence.

Once the software automated the task, the entire department became otiose.

Synonyms

Antonyms

usefulessentialpurposeful

Keep going

a stupid, clumsy, or boorish person

stubbornly refusing to change one's mind or course of action

a gesture or attitude of deep respect or submission

showing deferential respect or submissive obedience

a tapering stone pillar with a pyramidal top, typically erected as a monument

grossly overweight to a degree that poses a health risk

to make something deliberately unclear or confusing

the act of making something deliberately unclear or confusing

Common questions

Otiose (adjective) means serving no useful purpose; pointless or superfluous

Here is otiose used in an example sentence: "Once the software automated the task, the entire department became otiose."

Common synonyms for otiose include futile, superfluous, redundant.

Antonyms of otiose include useful, essential, purposeful.

Otiose is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.