Entry Word: unnecessary

Function: adjective

Meaning: not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end <a hair dryer was an unnecessary item on a trip to the desert>

Synonyms dispensable, gratuitous, needless, nonessential, uncalled-for, unessential, unwarranted

Related Words discretionary, elective, optional; extra, extraneous, irrelevant, redundant, superfluous

Near Antonyms all-important, crucial, important, vital; imperative, pressing, urgent

Antonyms essential, indispensable, necessary, needed, needful, required