One entry found for unnecessary.

Entry Word: unnecessary
Function: adjective
Text: not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end <a hair dryer was an unnecessary item on a trip to the desert>
Synonyms dispensable, gratuitous, needless, nonessential, uncalled-for, unessential, unwarranted
Related Words discretionary, elective, optional; extra, extraneous, irrelevant, redundant, superfluous
Near Antonyms all-important, crucial, important, vital; imperative, pressing, urgent
Antonyms essential, indispensable, necessary, needed, needful, required