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synonyms for unnecessary
- avoidable
- futile
- gratuitous
- irrelevant
- needless
- redundant
- superfluous
- unneeded
- useless
- worthless
- accidental
- additional
- beside the point
- casual
- causeless
- chance
- dispensable
- excess
- exorbitant
- expendable
- extraneous
- extrinsic
- fortuitous
- haphazard
- inessential
- lavish
- noncompulsory
- nonessential
- optional
- prodigal
- profuse
- random
- supererogatory
- surplus
- uncalled-for
- uncritical
- undesirable
- unessential
- unrequired
- wanton
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This wasn’t exactly wrong, as most locations in the immediate area got one to two inches from the storm’s second phase, but it turns out to have been an unnecessary adjustment.
How an imperfect snowstorm forecast turned out mostly right | Jason Samenow | February 3, 2021 | Washington PostHere, it is crucial to understand that the unnecessary use of keywords is going to ruin your ranking.
Eight simple steps to write epic product descriptions that boost conversions | Ricky Hayes | January 29, 2021 | Search Engine WatchIt argued that requiring all teachers to return was unnecessary because fewer than 20 percent of students had returned for in-person instruction.
Chicago teachers deadlocked with school district over reopening plans | Kim Bellware, Dawn Reiss | January 26, 2021 | Washington Post
High wattage means more power and airflow as opposed to unnecessary high heat for a quick blow-dry.
The best hair dryer: Get a salon-worthy blowout at home | Carsen Joenk | January 22, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe Democratic-Republicans saw the law as not only a partisan effort to silence criticism, but also as unnecessary because they believed truth would inevitably win out through a free exchange of ideas.
What the 1798 Sedition Act got right — and what it means today | Kaitlyn Carter | January 14, 2021 | Washington PostSure, doctors may have said this was unnecessary, but who are you going to believe: Doctors or George Will?
George Will, Fox News, and the Beginning of an Ebola Conspiracy | Russell Saunders | October 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe U.K. alone is now treating 300 women and girls each month for the aftereffects of the brutal, unnecessary surgery.
The West’s Female-Genital Mutilation Wake-Up Call | Charlotte Lytton | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor these people, unnecessary police violence is an all too frequent reality.
Police Brutality's Hidden Victims: The Disabled | Elizabeth Heideman | September 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNecks are rubbed, pimples popped and haircuts given on a totally unnecessary, weekly basis.
This is an important and complex topic, but to some, it seems like an unnecessary question.
She bathed Madame Ratignolle's face with cologne, while Robert plied the fan with unnecessary vigor.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinNevertheless, when once issued, they made unnecessary any resort to additional Bank of England notes.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsIt is almost unnecessary to add, that the porter had his share well paid, and that the fisherman got the full value for his prize.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousThis seemed entirely unnecessary to mine host, and he wanted to argue the point.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydHe believed in the value of viva voce discussion, and discouraged all unnecessary inter-departmental correspondence.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph Tatlow
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