unnecessary

A2
US /ʌnˈnɛs.əˌsɛɹ.i/ UK /ʌnˈnɛs.ə.s(ə)ɹɪ/
adj Freq #6364

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Not needed or necessary.

    The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary.

  2. 2
    adj

    not necessary

  3. 3
    adj

    Done in addition to requirements; unrequired.

Etymology

From un- + necessary.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · not needed or necessary. innecessaryneedlesssuperfluousunneeded
2 adj · not necessary unneeded
3 adj · done in addition to... additionalinnecessary
Opposites
mandatorynecessaryneededrequired
Word family
Derived forms unnecessariesunnecessarilyunnecessariness

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