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unnecessary

/ʌnˈnɛ.sə.s(ə)ɹɪ /
adjective
  1. Not needed or necessary.

    "The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary."

  2. Done in addition to requirements; unrequired.

Synonymsadditional, innecessary, innecessary, needless, superfluous, unneeded
Antonymsmandatory, required, necessary, needed

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