Definition of unnecessary Unnecessary
/ʌnNɛˈsʌsɛˌɹi/ - [unNesuseree] - un•nec•es•sar•y
We found 6 definitions of unnecessary from 4 different sources.
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What does unnecessary mean?
WordNet
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| unnecessary - not necessary | ||
| unneeded | ||
| necessary unavoidably determined by prior circumstances; "the necessary consequences of one's actions" | ||
| unessential, inessential not basic or fundamental | ||
| necessity anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained" | ||
| excess, supererogatory, supernumerary, surplus, redundant, superfluous, extra, spare more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy" | ||
| needless, uncalled-for, gratuitous not required or requested; "uncalled-for suggestions" | ||
| inessential not basic or fundamental | ||
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Wiktionary 
- unnecessary (Adjective)
Not needed or necessary. - unnecessary (Adjective)
Done in addition to requirements; unrequired.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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unnecessary
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unnecessary
Not required.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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unnecessary
un-nes′e-sa-ri, adj. not necessary: useless: needless.—adv. Unnec′essarily, without necessity.—n. Unnec′essariness
