Meaning

2 senses
  1. Not needed or necessary.

    The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary.

    nicht notwendig, unnötig

    нену́жныйnenúžnyj

    непотрі́бнийnepotríbnyj

    not necessary

  2. Done in addition to requirements; unrequired.

Examples

140 sentences
  1. I think it's unnecessary.

    Я вважаю, це необов'язково. — older

    ruЯ думаю, это излишне. — marafon

    deIch denke, das ist unnötig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. It's unnecessary to do that.

    Робити це немає необхідності. — deniko

    ruДелать это нет необходимости. — nina99nv

  3. I want to avoid unnecessary risks.

    ruЯ хочу избежать ненужных рисков. — odexed

    deIch will unnötige Risiken vermeiden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. I assure you it's quite unnecessary.

  5. What you're doing now is unnecessary.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
not necessary:
Русский
By meaning 1
not necessary:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
not necessary:

Forms

more unnecessary, most unnecessary
Comparativemore unnecessary Lesson
Superlativemost unnecessary Lesson

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
in addition to requirements:additionalA2
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms
in addition to requirements:requiredmandatory

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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