Unnecessary vs Necessary - What's the difference?
unnecessary | necessary | Antonyms |
Not needed or necessary.
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Done in addition to requirements; unrequired.
needed, required
* Shakespeare
* Tillotson
Such as must be; not to be avoided; inevitable.
* Shakespeare
Acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary.
(archaic, British) bathroom, toilet, loo
Necessary is a antonym of unnecessary.
As adjectives the difference between unnecessary and necessary
is that unnecessary is not needed or necessary while necessary is needed, required.As a noun necessary is
bathroom, toilet, loo.unnecessary
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary .
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Antonyms
* (not needed) necessary, needed * (in addition to requirements) required, mandatorySynonyms
* (not needed) superfluous, unneeded, needless, innecessary * (in addition to requirements) additional, innecessaryDerived terms
* unnecessarily * unnecessarinessnecessary
English
(wikipedia necessary)Adjective
(en adjective)- 'Tis necessary he should die.
- A certain kind of temper is necessary to the pleasure and quiet of our minds.
- Death, a necessary end, / Will come when it will come.
- Whether man is a necessary or a free agent is a question much discussed.
