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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Multiple Agencies Until now, major projects often required reviews and permitting by multiple agencies in a process administration officials have said is fraught with redundancy and unnecessary delays and can take years.
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Should Indiana adopt such a policy, Kordella and Dean believe Hollingsworth's amendment would be unnecessary.
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The town has since opted to build the parks elsewhere after a parks planning process found the land to be unnecessary.
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Medical experts overwhelmingly said such regulations were unnecessary.
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Critics today often argue that detention is unnecessary, pointing to high attendance rates by asylum seekers at court hearings.
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According to the Liverpool Echo, the club’s board favoured a move for the former Chelsea star and with Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Philippe Coutinho at the club at the time, felt a move for both players was unnecessary.
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Gone are the constant cravings and father figure euphemisms; coyness is unnecessary.
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The issue is that the rule change is unnecessary: Title X clinics are already required to discuss parental involvement with their young patients.
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First Known Use of unnecessary
15th century
unnecessary Synonyms
Synonyms
dispensable, gratuitous, inessential, needless, nonessential, uncalled-for, unessential, unwarranted;
Related Words
discretionary, elective, optional;
extra, extraneous, irrelative, irrelevant, redundant, superfluous;
UNNECESSARY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of unnecessary for English Language Learners
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: not needed or necessary
UNNECESSARY Defined for Kids
Definition of unnecessary for Students
: not needed
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unnecessarily
\ˈən-ˌne-sə-ˈser-ə-lē\ adverbLearn More about unnecessary
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