'Unnecessary' definitions:
Definition of 'unnecessary'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Unnecessary'
From: GCIDE
- Unnecessary \Un*nec"es*sa*ry\, a. Not necessary; not required under the circumstances; unless; needless; as, unnecessary labor, care, or rigor. -- {Un*nec"es*sa*ri*ly}, adv. -- {Un*nec"es*sa*ri*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'unnecessary'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- de trop,
- dispensable,
- disposable,
- excess,
- expendable,
- expletive,
- gratuitous,
- in excess,
- inessential,
- needless,
- nonessential,
- pleonastic,
- prolix,
- redundant,
- spare,
- supererogatory,
- superfluous,
- surplus,
- tautologic,
- tautologous,
- to spare,
- uncalled-for,
- unessential,
- unneeded,
- unrequired,
- unwanted,
- verbose