unnecessary A2 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled onnecessary US /ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.i/ UK /ʌnˈnɛs.ə.s(ə)ɹɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #6364 Meanings 1 adj Not needed Bring only what you need and leave the unnecessary items at home. 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 ↔ Opposites mandatorynecessaryneededrequired Word family Derived forms unnecessariesunnecessarilyunnecessariness Common collocations almost unnecessary Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details From un- + necessary. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unnecessary **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.i/ **IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈnɛs.ə.s(ə)ɹɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 6364 ## Meanings 1. Not needed 2. More than is required; extra and pointless ## Examples - Bring only what you need and leave the unnecessary items at home. - He added a lot of unnecessary details to the report. ## Antonyms - mandatory - necessary - needed - required ## Derived Forms - unnecessaries - unnecessarily - unnecessariness ## Etymology From un- + necessary. ## AI Etymology Unnecessary is from un- + necessary. The surface analysis is un- + necessary. The prefix un- supplies the negative or reversive element. In present-day use, it can mean not needed, or more than is required; extra and pointless. Derived formations include unnecessaries, unnecessarily, unnecessariness. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown