unnecessary

Definition

Examples

We should avoid unnecessary expenses while the company is reducing its budget.

Word Family

Synonyms

• redundantmore than is needed, desired, or required
• superfluousserving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
• inessentialanything that is not essential

Collocations

• Easy unnecessary expense
  describing unnecessary expense (not necessary)
• Medium avoid unnecessary meetings
  to avoid unnecessary meetings, meaning to stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
• Hard eliminate unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles
  to eliminate unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles, meaning to terminate, end, or take out
• Very Hard incur unnecessary casualties through reckless bravado
  to incur unnecessary casualties through reckless bravado, meaning to make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to