This does not, of course, imply that nurses should not be concerned with the prevention of unnecessary accidents.The tendency to categorize black sportsmen and women differently from the rest is faintly racist and, I believe, totally unnecessary.The company is to challenge the conditions imposed by Sefton Council on the grounds that they are unnecessary.an unnecessary extravagance (=something that costs more than is necessary or more than you can afford ) The chairman called first-class airline travel an unnecessary extravagance. an unnecessary expense/cost He thinks advertising is an unnecessary expense.

an unnecessary risk Neither team is likely to take any unnecessary risks, so the result will probably be a draw. quite unnecessary British English ‘I’ll give you a lift.’ ‘Thank you, but that’s quite unnecessary.’ nouns unnecessary suffering She admitted causing the dog unnecessary suffering. COLLOCATIONS adverbs totally/completely/entirely unnecessary The suffering of these animals is totally unnecessary.

Williams was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals - unnecessarily / ʌnˈnesəs ərəli $ ˌʌn-nesəˈserəli / adverb I don’t want to worry you unnecessarily. ○ adjective NEED# not needed, or more than is needed unnecessary expense/cost/extravagance etc an unnecessary expense There’s no point in taking unnecessary risks.Necessarily ≠ unnecessarily From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English unnecessary un‧ne‧ces‧sa‧ry / ʌnˈnesəs əri $ -seri /

Another word for unnecessary items