not necessary
You could omit
Not strictly required; able to be omitted or foregone without serious consequence.
Something not necessary may still be useful, desirable, or helpful—it simply isn't essential: A college degree is not necessary for the job, but it helps.
The phrase often softens refusals or declines: That's really not necessary, but thank you.
- superfluousExceeding what suffices
- optionalNot mandatory
- excessSurplus beyond need
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- more than enoughQuantity exceeding necessity
dispensable · unneeded · expendable · gratuitous · over the top · extraneous · beside the point · neither here nor there · spare · overkill · frivolous · trivial · extra · nonessential · bells and whistles · wasteful · excessive · unwarranted
not necessarynecessary
Indispensable, cannot omit
required · mandatory · compulsory · obligatory · requisite
not necessaryessential
Fundamentally necessary
indispensable · vital · crucial · critical · fundamental
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