unnecessary

adjective/ʌnˈnɛsəˌsɛri/

Frequency rank: #3,334 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Not needed; more than what is required.

Illustration for the English word “unnecessary”

Example sentence

He packed so many unnecessary items that his suitcase was too heavy to lift.

Synonyms & related words

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