Synonyms for unnecessary
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : uhn-nes-uh-ser-ee |
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈnɛs əˌsɛr i |
Top 10 synonyms for unnecessary Other synonyms for the word unnecessary
- accidental
- additional
- beside the point
- casual
- causeless
- chance
- dispensable
- excess
- exorbitant
- expendable
- extraneous
- extrinsic
- fortuitous
- haphazard
- inessential
- lavish
- noncompulsory
- nonessential
- optional
- prodigal
- profuse
- random
- supererogatory
- surplus
- uncalled-for
- uncritical
- undesirable
- unessential
- unrequired
- wanton
Définition of unnecessary
Origin :- 1540s, from un- (1) "not" + necessary. Related: Unnecessarily.
- adj not required
- Everybody said that he had only succeeded in showing that his resignation was unnecessary.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- None of them should be used, however, because they are unnecessary.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- I knew well enough that his anxiety had been on my account, but it was so unnecessary!
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- But, for the clothworker's purpose, this purification is unnecessary.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various
- Comment on them is unnecessary, as they speak forcibly for themselves.
- Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
- Amory felt a stir of most unnecessary emotion; he understood Tom.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- He had known Jack's governor for years, and so a too formal introduction was unnecessary.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- The play is so well known that a synopsis of it is unnecessary.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 2, April 9, 1870 » by Various
- I owe it to your friendship not to torment you with unnecessary apprehensions.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- All the villains and other unnecessary people would be polished off.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
Antonyms for unnecessary
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