Definition of unnecessary
: not necessary
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Examples of unnecessary in a Sentence
In this city, owning a car is unnecessary.
Let's not take any unnecessary risks.
Recent Examples of unnecessary from the Web
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The measure was opposed by the Southern California Gas Co., which said a study was unnecessary and the facility was safe.
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Other doctors repeated stories about his lengthy, and apparently unnecessary, vaginal exams.
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Israeli rights groups have accused the army of failing to prosecute soldiers who commit unnecessary violence against Palestinians.
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The White House has argued that the renewal is unnecessary because the administration retains other authorities to punish Iran, if necessary, and has expressed concern that the renewal may undermine the nuclear deal.
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In ruling that Brumett’s case merited damages, an Indianapolis judge, Charles Deiter, found that the surgeries that sterilized her were unnecessary.
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No offensive player has come close to matching Beckham’s total of seven infractions since 2014 for taunting, unnecessary roughness, unsportsmanlike conduct and delay of game (not involving the play clock), according to Stats, LLC.
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Officers have been accused of using unnecessary deadly force and brutality, and of focusing enforcement efforts on black neighborhoods while ignoring similar infractions elsewhere.
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Yet according to the NAACP, even the creator hoped the time would come when a black history week was unnecessary.
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15th Century
First Known Use of unnecessary
15th century
UNNECESSARY Defined for English Language Learners
unnecessary
playDefinition of unnecessary for English Language Learners
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: not needed or necessary
UNNECESSARY Defined for Kids
unnecessary
playDefinition of unnecessary for Students
: not needed
unnecessarily
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