Synonym: excess, needless, superfluous, uncalled-for, unessential. Antonym: necessary. Similar words: necessary, necessity, make a virtue of necessity, incessant, recess, cessation, incessantly, recession. Meaning: adj. not necessary.
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151. It is an unnecessary constraint, since without it the manager would do better.
152. Not all authorities agree on this point and many experienced flyers maintain that the horizontal stabiliser is unnecessary.
153. Faculty examinations are also unnecessary because they will add greatly to training and development costs.
154. The economic impact studies in sports most often tend to exaggerate the benefits making these reports misleading and unnecessary.
155. It was an unnecessary extravagance, since I would have to be driven a hundred miles back in a car.
156. As he declined the invitation it is unnecessary to consider further what would have been the effect of such a joinder.
157. Adam's next problem was how to obtain a translation of the document and Goering's letter without arousing unnecessary curiosity.
158. Today it is calling for the abolition of the Budget, dismissing it as an unnecessary annual charade.
159. Filmgoers, unfortunately, are subjected to the unnecessary trauma of seeing the brutal crime depicted from arty camera angles.
160. The boy jerked them in over the gunwale, his father giving an unnecessary push from underneath.
161. Every unnecessary pound of steel meant several unnecessary dollars added to the cost.
162. This can save time,(http://sentencedict.com/unnecessary.html) worry and unnecessary expense for your family.
163. The working party have taken the view that the small company audit is unnecessary and have virtually accused us of being parasites.
164. Stimulants in the form of pills are unnecessary; coffee, fresh air, and light exercise are effective substitutes.
165. Because you are wrong to build unnecessary walls around yourself.
166. A pair of racing shoes could lift your performance or leave you with an appealing but unnecessary extravagance.
167. Rivalry between them is unnecessary and tends to disappear once each fully comprehends the other's role.
168. A junta official said recently that a dialogue is unnecessary as evidenced by improving foreign investments and relations.
169. I know that it is unnecessary to rip animals to pieces to preserve the balance of nature.
170. Even within head office, the level of unnecessary detail with which headquarters committees were burdened attracted criticisms.
171. Meaning wrapped up in waffle Meaning may be wrapped in so many layers of words or unnecessary phrases that it almost disappears.
172. But McCurry also said the bill is unnecessary, echoing the views of many House Democrats.
173. As is now clear, it was this totally unnecessary act of hubris that more than anything else frightened the voters away.
174. He is expected eventually to rule that the Union flag must fly, and he called the row unnecessary.
175. The jackets had to go back to the sweatshop, making for an unnecessary and annoying delay.
176. The professor shrugged, casting an eye over Davide's good jacket, to inform him that his information was unnecessary.
177. From the outset a policy was adopted which aimed at eliminating unnecessary jargon and the mystique normally associated with computers.
178. Sometimes a little lie helps to strengthen relationships, or to avoid unnecessary conflicts and tensions. Sometimes omitting certain truth serves to protect ourselves and others. Dr T.P.Chia
179. The accountant checked this unnecessary spending in good time.
180. The purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits.
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