Also spelled onnecessary

US /ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.i/ UK /ʌnˈnɛs.ə.s(ə)ɹɪ/
adj Freq #6364

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Not needed

    Bring only what you need and leave the unnecessary items at home.

  2. 2
    adj

    More than is required; extra and pointless

    He added a lot of unnecessary details to the report.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · not needed needlesssuperfluousunneeded
2 adj · more than is required;... additional
Word family
Derived forms unnecessariesunnecessarilyunnecessariness

Etymology

From un- + necessary.

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