Unnecessary synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
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.
More than enough; overabundant; excess; superfluous
Not needed; unnecessary; irrelevant
The definition of exorbitant is something that is excessive or goes beyond reasonable.
Not strictly necessary; dispensable:
Not called for by the circumstances; uncalled-for; without reason, cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good ground; unjustified.
(Rare) Without essence or existence; immaterial
Supplemental or added to something.
Not pertinent; irrelevant
Open to objection
without compulsion
The definition of surplus is something that is in excess of what you need.
Subject to dispensation, as a vow or church law.
required (antonym)
Needed; essential:
Having little or no importance; not essential.
Not required.
necessary (related)
Logically inevitable:
The definition of futile is something that won't succeed or is unimportant.
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.
noncompulsory
The definition of random is an action that happens without order or without reason.
Of, or relating to pleonasm.
Being more than is usual, required, or permitted:
Used to fill out a sentence, line, etc.
Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.
The definition of lavish is very generous or abundant.
Superfluous
Greater in number than.
Not justified
inessentiality
To bypass a requirement or make it unnecessary; to avoid a future problem or difficult situation.
To displace something, or take precedence over something
indispensable (antonym)
The definition of indispensable is essential or absolutely necessary.
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.
undeserved
Not deserved, earned or merited; unjustifiable or unfair
The definition of casual is someone or something relaxed, occasional, not planned or informal.
essential (antonym)
The definition of essential is completely necessary or part of the basic nature of something.
To act in advance of; get ahead of; anticipate
The definition of fortuitous is happening by chance.
(Obs.) Undisciplined; unmanageable
Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous
Find another word for unnecessary. In this page you can discover 56 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for unnecessary, like: unessential, needless, unwarranted, uncalled-for, irrelevant, redundant, superfluous, exorbitant, expendable, gratuitous and inessential.