unnecessary

unnecessary
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. useless, needless, inessential, superfluous, dispensable. See uselessness.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. needless, causeless, fortuitous, casual, chance, haphazard, wanton, accidental, unessential, nonessential, beside the point, irrelevant, futile, extraneous, additional, redundant, useless, exorbitant, superfluous, worthless, undeSirable, optional, avoidable, objectionable, disadvantageous, noncompulsory, random, dispensable, adventitious, without compulsion, uncalled for, pleonastic, gratuitous.
Ant. necessary*, essential, required.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
unneeded, inessential, needless, unrequired, noncompulsory, uncalled-for, gratuitous, superfluous, extraneous, redundant, surplus, expendable.
ANT.: indispensable, essential, needed
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Not necessary: dispensable, inessential, needless, nonessential, uncalled-for, unessential, unneeded, unrequired. See NECESSARY.

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  • unnecessary — 1540s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + NECESSARY (Cf. necessary). Related: Unnecessarily …   Etymology dictionary

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  • unnecessary — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not necessary; more than is necessary. DERIVATIVES unnecessarily adverb …   English terms dictionary

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  • unnecessary — un|ne|ces|sa|ry [ʌnˈnesəsəri US seri] adj 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unnecessary — un|nec|es|sar|y [ ʌn nesə,seri ] adjective ** 1. ) used for describing something that should not have happened because it could have been avoided: The policy had caused thousands of families unnecessary suffering. The delay was totally… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • unnecessary */*/ — UK [ʌnˈnesəs(ə)rɪ] / US [ʌnˈnesəˌserɪ] adjective 1) a) used for describing something that should not have happened because it could have been avoided The policy had caused thousands of families unnecessary suffering. The delay was totally… …   English dictionary

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