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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Similarly, Goop has also recommended vaginal steam cleaning, which is unnecessary because the vagina is self-cleaning.
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There are a few other small missteps like this, as well as some elements that are unnecessary.
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Five doctors and two others in and around metro Detroit face felony charges in connection with $132 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for medically unnecessary treatments, according to a federal indictment.
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Critics of the practice, who include some surgeons and patient safety advocates, say that double-booking adds unnecessary risk, erodes trust and primarily enriches specialists.
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Programs like these can breathe new life into old weapons, making purchasing new ones unnecessary.
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And certain cinematic bombs, like last summer's dazzling failures Independence Day: Resurgence and Alice Through the Looking Glass, are so unnecessary that no one likes them.
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Nor does Homecoming, rather miraculously, ever feel as unnecessary as Marc Webb’s two recent Spider-Man attempts.
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Such measures would reduce premiums for typical consumers, but also radically diminish the quality of their coverage — a trade-off that voters haven’t clamored for, and that Donald Trump has portrayed as unnecessary.
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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
\ˈən-ˌne-sə-ˈser-ə-lē\ adverbLearn More about unnecessary
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