Definitions for unnecessary
ʌnˈnɛs əˌsɛr iun·nec·es·sa·ry

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. unnecessary, unneededadjective

   not necessary

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1. unnecessaryadjective

   Not needed or necessary.

   The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary.

2. unnecessaryadjective

   Done in addition to requirements; unrequired.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Unnecessary

   un-nes′e-sa-ri, adj. not necessary: useless: needless.—adv. Unnec′essarily, without necessity.—n. Unnec′essariness.

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1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'unnecessary' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4738

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'unnecessary' in Adjectives Frequency: #644

How to pronounce unnecessary?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unnecessary in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unnecessary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of unnecessary in a Sentence

1. Lynn Tramonte:

   They would also lead to significant, unnecessary federal spending and erode US values and norms. They would provide rocket fuel for President Trump's mass deportation agenda. house Republicans are advancing legislation that would mean more chaos, more families separated, and no benefit to public safety.

2. Devon Sayers:

   We appreciate President Trump's sentiment, but a pardon is unnecessary, the Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Muhammad Ali in a unanimous decision in 1971. There is no conviction from which a pardon is needed.

3. Tricia Neuman:

   The hope is people will be more sensitive to costs and go without unnecessary care, but if instead, some forego medical care that they need, they may require expensive care down the road, potentially raising costs for Medicare over time.

4. John Mafi:

   There's less time than ever in the primary care visits because the doctors are increasingly hurried, it's just that much easier to click a button, order the test and move on because it takes so much more effort and time to actually counsel the patient and to explain to the patient why a test is unnecessary.

5. The Culinary Workers Union:

   Presidential candidates suggesting forcing millions of hard working people to give up their healthcare creates unnecessary division between workers, and will give us four more years of President Donald Trump in 2020.

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