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unnecessary

Pronunciation: [ʌnˈnɛsəˌsɛri]

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Learn how to use unnecessary in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “evaluation”

(adjective) when something is not needed or important. If you have too many toys and you buy another one, that new toy could be considered unnecessary.

Example

She decided to give away her unnecessary clothes to help others.

Example

Buying another video game right now would be unnecessary since I haven't finished the ones I have.

Example

Do you think this extra homework is unnecessary for our learning?

Context: “clarification”

(adjective) when something can be removed without affecting the main idea or purpose. Like if you write a story, and some details don't really help, they might be unnecessary.

Example

He removed the unnecessary details from his report to make it clearer.

Example

Adding unnecessary explanations only made the instructions more confusing.

Example

Can you spot any unnecessary words in your essay?

How to pronounce unnecessary

Pronunciation: [ʌnˈnɛsəˌsɛri]

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