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- [uhn-nes-uh-ser-ee]
- /ʌnˈnɛs əˌsɛr i/
- /ʌnˈnes.ə.ser.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-nes-uh-ser-ee]
- /ʌnˈnɛs əˌsɛr i/
Definitions of unnecessarily word
- adjective unnecessarily not necessary or essential; needless; unessential. 1
- noun plural unnecessarily unnecessaries, things that are not necessary or essential. 1
- adverb unnecessarily without any need 1
- adverb unnecessarily Needlessly, not necessarily. 0
- adverb unnecessarily Not by necessity. 0
- adverb unnecessarily To an extent beyond what is needed. 0
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Origin of unnecessarily
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50; un-1 + necessary
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Parts of speech for Unnecessarily
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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unnecessarily popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unnecessarily
adv unnecessarily
- disproportionately — not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size or number.
- illegally — forbidden by law or statute.
- immensely — vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.
- indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- inordinately — not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.
adverb unnecessarily
- extravagantly — With lavish expenditure or behaviour.
- gratuitously — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
- immoderately — In an immoderate manner.
- needlessly — unnecessary; not needed or wanted: a needless waste of food.
Antonyms for unnecessarily
adv unnecessarily
- as a matter of course — If you do something as a matter of course, you do it as part of your normal work or way of life.
- automatically — without volition or from force of habit; mechanically: Whenever I hear that song, I automatically think of my dad.
- axiomatically — pertaining to or of the nature of an axiom; self-evident; obvious.
- by definition — If you say that something has a particular quality by definition, you mean that it has this quality simply because of what it is.
- cardinally — of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal significance.
adverb unnecessarily
- indispensably — absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite: an indispensable member of the staff.
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