unnecessary
[adjective]
Synonyms: needless, expendable, inessential, redundant, superfluous, unneeded, unrequired

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Antonyms: necessary, unavoidable
Contrasted words: essential, needed, required, vital, inevitable, unescapable
Related Words: excess, redundant, superfluous, surplus, lavish, prodigal, profuse, gratuitous, supererogatory

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

un‧ne‧ces‧sa‧ry /ʌnˈnesəsəri $ -seri/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: necessity, the necessaries, the necessary; verb: necessitate; adverb: necessarily ≠ unnecessarily; adjective: necessary ≠ unnecessary]
not needed, or more than is needed
unnecessary expense/cost/extravagance etc
an unnecessary expense
There’s no point in taking unnecessary risks.
We can’t afford any unnecessary delays.
Williams was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals
—unnecessarily /ʌnˈnesəsərəli $ ˌʌn-nesəˈserəli/ adverb:
I don’t want to worry you unnecessarily.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

unnecessary
adj.
VERBS appear, be, prove, seem | become | make sth, render sth | consider sth, deem sth, regard sth as
ADV. completely, entirely, quite, totally, wholly No, no, that's quite unnecessary.
largely | a little, rather, somewhat | strictly
PREP. to the possession of items strictly unnecessary to survival

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

unnecessary

totally/completely/entirely unnecessary
The suffering of these animals is totally unnecessary.
quite unnecessary British English
‘I’ll give you a lift.’ ‘Thank you, but that’s quite unnecessary.’
unnecessary suffering
She admitted causing the dog unnecessary suffering.
an unnecessary risk
Neither team is likely to take any unnecessary risks, so the result will probably be a draw.
an unnecessary expense/cost
He thinks advertising is an unnecessary expense.
an unnecessary extravagance (=something that costs more than is necessary or more than you can afford)
The chairman called first-class airline travel an unnecessary extravagance.

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