unnecessary (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *unnecessary*:
ADJECTIVE	all	unnecessary, unneeded	not necessary

unnecessary > pronunciation
Sounds	ahnneh'sahseh.riy
Rhymes	accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy...

English > *unnecessary*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	not necessary.
Synonym	unneeded
Attribute of	necessity	The condition of being essential or indispensable
Narrower	excess, extra, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus	More than is needed, desired, or required
	gratuitous, needless, uncalled-for	unnecessary and unwarranted
	inessential	not absolutely necessary
	spare	Kept in reserve especially for emergency use
See also	dispensable	capable of being dispensed ... / dispensed ... / dispensed with or done without
See also	inessential, unessential	not basic or fundamental
Opposite	necessary	absolutely essential
Spanish	innecesario
Catalan	innecessari
Adverbs	unnecessarily	in an unnecessary manner
Adverbs	unnecessarily	without any necessity

HyperDic: unnecessary