as in extra
not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end
that large suitcase is unnecessary—we are only going to be away for a couple of days
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Recent Examples of unnecessary
Our chief medical officer, Sohaib Imtiaz, MD, explains the best ways to get your vitamin D without risking unnecessary skin damage from sun exposure.
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Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025
City and state leaders, however, argued that deployment is unnecessary, motivated by politics and unhelpful to the local crime situations, prompting lawsuits aiming to block him from using federal troops domestically.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
With those properties in hand, researchers then experimented with taking away any unnecessary molecular sections so that only the anticoagulant aspects remained.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025
Some take payment and disappear—others perform unnecessary services that families never requested.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025
City and state leaders, however, argued that deployment is unnecessary, motivated by politics and unhelpful to the local crime situations, prompting lawsuits aiming to block him from using federal troops domestically.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
With those properties in hand, researchers then experimented with taking away any unnecessary molecular sections so that only the anticoagulant aspects remained.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025
Some take payment and disappear—others perform unnecessary services that families never requested.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unnecessary
Adjective
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Wembley’s finest hour (or two) came when staging the 1966 World Cup final, when England’s 4-2 triumph after extra time over West Germany spawned surely the greatest-ever line of sports commentary.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Chinese also presented the movie with 12 channels of sound, meaning the surround speakers got an extra workout that added to the visceral charge of the chase sequences and shoot-outs.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Some of these technologies are essential for ensuring the proper functioning of the service or website and cannot be disabled, while others are optional but serve to enhance the user experience in various ways.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
8 Oct. 2025
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However, Tesla retained core software, charging capabilities, and active safety features, keeping access to its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system as an optional purchase.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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And needless to say, the holiday season in Switzerland is quite stunning, with Christmas markets, fondue, and mulled wine aplenty.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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Both sides were vulnerable on transition, making unforced errors and conceding needless free kicks.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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But that’s irrelevant now — because these Phillies drew the defending champs.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Factionalism, doctrine, ground rules, justifications are, in Anderson’s film, irrelevant, meaning that French 75’s actions take place in an intellectual void.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The staff who run the live animal feeds are considered nonessential, the zoo's website says.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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With all nonessential services still paused, Newsweek reached out to experts to see whether the shutdown could impact upcoming open enrollment periods for various types of health insurance.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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At the time, Endurance was regarded as nearly indestructible, but Tuhkuri's research suggests its reputation was unwarranted.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Concerns about the stock market's seemingly unstoppable move higher are not completely unwarranted.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Flatbike Pop-Off Pedals come off the bike in a pinch to save space, but stay on through rough riding because of redundant latching.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
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Secure, redundant communication systems ensure instant presidential command, while E-6B airborne launch control aircraft can assume control if ground communication is lost, guaranteeing uninterrupted deterrence capability.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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The truth of conservatism lies elsewhere, in the unshakeable principles that the dispensable litany of professed ideals protects.—
Allan J. Lichtman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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And the hierarchy must consider who else is dispensable and at what price.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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“Unnecessary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unnecessary. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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