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
Because Revere and Dawes both made it to Lexington, the system ended up being unnecessary.
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Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
The agency has drawn Republican criticism for years, with some lawmakers viewing it as overzealous or unnecessary since other federal agencies already regulate the financial sector.
—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
Based on the findings, the researchers recommend avoiding unnecessary CT scans to avoid potential harms.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The team also found that the unnecessary announcements added up to 90 minutes each day.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
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Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
The agency has drawn Republican criticism for years, with some lawmakers viewing it as overzealous or unnecessary since other federal agencies already regulate the financial sector.
—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2025
Based on the findings, the researchers recommend avoiding unnecessary CT scans to avoid potential harms.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The team also found that the unnecessary announcements added up to 90 minutes each day.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unnecessary
Adjective
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The light and fluffy casserole packed with cheese, onion, and saltines too, is a great way to sneak in some extra veggies.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2025
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For extra protection, Nelson suggests changing clothes immediately after returning home.—
Katelyn Squiers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, WhatsApp assured users via BBC News that its suddenly ever-present blue circle is optional, despite being unremovable.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Channeling your favorite herbivore from Jurassic Park is optional.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And needless to say, that's been a difficult reality to come to terms with.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
2 Apr. 2025
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The Boston Celtics are, needless to say, the reigning NBA champions, and thus the path to the title by definition has to go through them first.—
Morten Stig Jensen,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For the purposes of this discussion, the cause of sea level rise is irrelevant.—
Rob Young,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2025
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Tony Gilroy’s masterful series is so good that the sci-fi Star Wars of it all sometimes seems irrelevant compared to the nuanced takes on resistance and fascism.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Residents and legislators have called for an outright ban of nonessential flights, including sightseeing choppers and commuter flights, which vastly outnumber flights piloted by emergency personnel or media.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2025
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The portion of the document viewed by The Hill does not list agencies that are considered nonessential.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Some demographics, including immigrants and Americans of color, have long been disproportionately subject to tracking, unwarranted surveillance, and suppression.—
Julia Angwin,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2025
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Rather, optimism, when properly deployed, blends realism with a genuine refusal to get lost in negativity, much of which is unwarranted even in the worst of scenarios.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These factors can—and do—lead to redundant solutions, unnecessary expenditures, unmanageable tool stacks and poor visibility; in other words, a complicated security scenario.—
Roi Cohen,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Region-specific functions will be consolidated to increase functionality, redundant offices will be removed, and non-statutory programs that are misaligned with America's core national interests will cease to exist.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
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To the Soviet state, the lives and the health of the local population in these remote areas were dispensable.—
Franziska Exeler,
The Dial,
18 Feb. 2025
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But last night’s halftime show painted Drake as a dispensable henchman and America as the ultimate adversary.—
Clover Hope,
Pitchfork,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Unnecessary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unnecessary. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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