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Unnecessary
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Unnecessary
/ʌnˈnesəsəri/
Not needed or required; something that is excess or superfluous.
Synonyms:
redundant
superfluous
needless
unneeded
excessive
Antonyms:
necessary
essential
required
needed
crucial
Examples:
If he wanted to be a chemist, culture would be
unnecessary
.
'I think it is almost
unnecessary
, mama.'
"But it is
unnecessary
to have it.
Etymology:
Derived from Latin
necessarius
meaning
indispensable
with the prefix
un-
indicating negation.
Usage Statistics:
40 mentions per 1 million words
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