ŭn-nĕs'ĭ-sĕr'ē
Void of essence, or real being.
Not needed; unnecessary.
Not warranted; unjustified; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty; unwarrantable.
Unwarranted, disproportionate, or inappropriate; not deserved or justified, especially when rude or offensive.
Not related, not applicable, unimportant, not connected.
Not needed; unnecessary; irrelevant
More than enough; overabundant; excess; superfluous
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(Rare) Without essence or existence; immaterial
Open to objection
Not called for by the circumstances; uncalled-for; without reason, cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good ground; unjustified.
The definition of exorbitant is something that is excessive or goes beyond reasonable.
inessentiality
The definition of futile is something that won't succeed or is unimportant.
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without compulsion
noncompulsory
To displace something, or take precedence over something
Not required.
necessary (related)
Logically inevitable:
excessive (related)
Not strictly necessary; dispensable:
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Supplemental or added to something.
Of, or relating to pleonasm.
Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.
unecessary (related)
unnecessarily (related)
unneccessary (related)
costly (related)
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ineffective (related)
Not wanted:
Left to one's option, or choice; not compulsory; elective
Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.
Detrimental; unfavorable.
Subject to dispensation, as a vow or church law.
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Being more than is usual, required, or permitted:
Used to fill out a sentence, line, etc.
The definition of lavish is very generous or abundant.
Superfluous
Greater in number than.
Not justified
To bypass a requirement or make it unnecessary; to avoid a future problem or difficult situation.
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un-necessary (related)
unacceptable (related)
wasteful (related)
required (antonym)
Needed; essential:
Having little or no importance; not essential.
Not pertinent; irrelevant
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The definition of surplus is something that is in excess of what you need.
The definition of chance is accidental or not expected or planned.
The definition of haphazard is something disorganized or without any particular order to it.
(Idiomatic) Irrelevant, moot.
Lacking worth; of no use or value.
The definition of random is an action that happens without order or without reason.
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unavoidable (related)
indispensable (antonym)
The definition of indispensable is essential or absolutely necessary.
The definition of casual is someone or something relaxed, occasional, not planned or informal.
Not deserved, earned or merited; unjustifiable or unfair
To act in advance of; get ahead of; anticipate
essential (antonym)
The definition of essential is completely necessary or part of the basic nature of something.
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inappropriate (related)
(Obs.) Undisciplined; unmanageable
Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous
The definition of fortuitous is happening by chance.
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