unnecessary

[uhn-nes-uh-ser-ee] / ʌnˈnɛs əˌsɛr i /

ADJECTIVE

not required

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avoidable futile gratuitous irrelevant needless redundant superfluous unneeded useless worthless

WEAK

accidental additional beside the point casual causeless chance dispensable excess exorbitant expendable extraneous extrinsic fortuitous haphazard inessential lavish noncompulsory nonessential optional prodigal profuse random supererogatory surplus uncalled-for uncritical undesirable unessential unrequired wanton

Antonyms

STRONGEST

necessary needed valuable worthwhile

WEAK

indispensable required

Example Sentences

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He said: "I just want to say to those families that I deeply regret the circumstances by which over the last 24 hours they have had this unnecessary anxiety."

From BBC

“All the Gulf countries agree that this war is unnecessary,” said Althunayyan of Kuwait University.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Pentagon countered that such prohibitions were unnecessary because military policies or laws already restricted such uses, and pushed for an agreement in which the military could use the AI in all legal applications.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Countryside Alliance, which campaigns on rural issues, said a ban would be "unnecessary, unjustified and unfair".

From BBC

Further, regulations are unnecessary because existing civil and criminal statutes already provide robust remedies for fraud, harm and other misconduct.

From The Wall Street Journal

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