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- Dictionaryunnecessary/ʌnˈnɛsɪs(ə)ri/
adjective
- 1. not needed: "some people feel that holiday insurance is unnecessary"
plural
- 1. unnecessary things: "Flora never wasted cash on unnecessaries"
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not needed or wanted, or more than is needed or wanted: I thought a lot of the violence in the movie was totally unnecessary. The idea is to kill the animal as quickly as possible without causing unnecessary suffering. An offensive remark or action that is unnecessary could have been avoided:
: not necessary. Synonyms. dispensable. gratuitous. inessential. needless. nonessential. uncalled-for. unessential. unwarranted. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of unnecessary in a Sentence. In this city, owning a car is unnecessary. Let's not take any unnecessary risks.
Anything that is extra or not needed is unnecessary. Wearing long underwear in July is an unnecessary precaution against being cold. If you don't need something, it's unnecessary. You take an unnecessary risk if you get in the car and don't bother to fasten your seatbelt.
Unnecessary definition: not necessary or essential; needless; unessential.. See examples of UNNECESSARY used in a sentence.
adjective. /ʌnˈnesəsəri/ /ʌnˈnesəseri/ not needed; more than is needed synonym unjustified. They were found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals. All this fuss is totally unnecessary. it is unnecessary to do something It was unnecessary to carry out more stringent safety testing.
If you describe something as unnecessary, you mean that it is not needed or does not have to be done, and is undesirable. The slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman. He accused Diana of making an unnecessary fuss.
Definition of unnecessary adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
B1. not needed: You don't want to make any unnecessary car journeys in this weather. Fewer examples. These signs are unnecessary. Many people believe the restrictions are unnecessary. Turn off unnecessary light to save energy. All this paperwork has caused unnecessary delays.
not necessary or essential; needless; unessential. n. unnecessaries, things that are not necessary or essential. un - 1 + necessary 1540–50. un•nec•es•sar•i•ly (un nes′ə sâr′ ə lē, -nes′ ə ser′-), adv. un•nec′es•sar′i•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: unnecessary /ʌnˈnɛsɪsərɪ -ɪsrɪ / adj. not necessary.
Define unnecessary. unnecessary synonyms, unnecessary pronunciation, unnecessary translation, English dictionary definition of unnecessary. adj. Not necessary; needless. un·nec′es·sar′i·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
