unnecessary
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adjective \ˌən-ˈne-sə-ˌser-ē\Definition of UNNECESSARY
: not necessary
See Examples of UNNECESSARY
- In this city, owning a car is unnecessary.
- Let's not take any unnecessary risks.
First Known Use of UNNECESSARY
15th century
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- Synonyms
- dispensable, gratuitous, inessential, needless, nonessential, uncalled-for, unessential, unwarranted
Rhymes with UNNECESSARY
apothecary, bicentenary, confectionary, confectionery, consigliere, constabulary, contemporary, deflationary, disciplinary, discretionary, diversionary, epistolary, exclusionary, expansionary, extemporary, extraordinary, fiduciary, hereditary, illusionary, imaginary, incendiary, inflationary, insanitary, intercalary, involuntary, itinerary, judiciary, lending library, marionberry, obituary, olallieberry, on the contrary, pecuniary, pituitary, precautionary, preliminary, presidiary, probationary, proprietary, provisionary, reactionary, subliterary, subsidiary, tercentenary, veterinary, vocabulary, voluptuary
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