What are some opposite words for unnecessary?
Antonyms for unnecessary
ʌnˈnɛs əˌsɛr iun·nec·es·sa·ry
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term unnecessary.
Wiktionary
unnecessaryadjective
Not needed or necessary.
The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary.
Synonyms:
unneeded, superfluous, needless, innecessaryunnecessaryadjective
Done in addition to requirements; unrequired.
Synonyms:
additional, innecessary
English Synonyms and Antonyms
unnecessary
Antonyms:
essential, indispensable, inevitable, infallible, necessary, needed, needful, required, requisite, unavoidable, undeniableSynonyms:
casual, contingent, needless, non-essential, optional, useless, worthless
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
unnecessary
Synonyms:
uncalled for, useless, needless
Princeton's WordNet
unnecessary, unneededadjective
not necessary
Antonyms:
required, obligatory, incumbent, necessary, essential, needed, requisite, needful, indispensableSynonyms:
unneeded
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
unnecessaryadjective
Synonyms:
superfluous, useless, needless, uncalled for, expletive, redundant, supernumerary
How to use unnecessary in a sentence?
There are potential unintended consequences particularly that e-cigarettes are an opportunity for people to move away from tobacco smoking which is very, very bad for their health and we wouldn't want to put up any unnecessary barriers to prevent people from quitting cigarettes.
All use of polymyxins must be minimised as soon as possible and all unnecessary use stopped.
We know beyond doubt that using horses to pull tourists through congested city streets for long hours is unnatural, unnecessary and an undeniable strain on the horses' quality of life.
Inquiries regarding stops and detentions and arrests pose unnecessary barriers for vast numbers of African Americans, given the racial disparities that we see across our criminal justice system.
So with more cases mounting around the world, it makes sense to take care of the health care system, that's what the Israelis are going to do, and it's clear to me that's what we're going to do. We're just going to take it at an unnecessary, unacceptably long period of time to get to the point where we get a fourth dose. And I want to see a sense of urgency. Even more than urgency, I want to see a sense of nimbleness.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#485 | required | |
#1059 | needed | |
#1105 | necessary | |
#2131 | essential | |
#6240 | mandatory | |
#9462 | unnecessary | |
#11810 | inevitable | |
#15211 | incumbent | |
#16399 | requisite | |
#18563 | indispensable | |
#23825 | obligatory | |
#26080 | unavoidable | |
#36577 | undeniable | |
#45550 | infallible | |
#54937 | needful |
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