unnecessariness
State of redundancy
Unnecessariness is the quality of not being needed or required.
The word is cumbersome and rarely used—most speakers opt for simpler constructions: The report highlighted the unnecessariness of the extra steps works, but pointed out that the extra steps weren't necessary flows better.
Not pertinent or essential
- gratuitousGiven without necessity
- unwarrantedWithout adequate justification
- irrelevantNot pertinent
- incidentalMinor and unplanned
peripheral · trivial · frivolous · superfluous · immaterial · tangential · unessential · purposeless
Making an identical copy
- repetitionAct of redoing
- pleonasmRedundant expression
- tautologyRedundant or circular statement
- reiterationSaying something again
verbosity · prolixity · circumlocution · superfluousness · needlessness · surplusage · doubling · overlap
Capable of being stopped
- optionalNot mandatory
- dispensableAble to be sacrificed
- nonessentialNot required or needed
- electiveChosen, not mandated
inessential · unrequired · nonobligatory · expendable · removable · skippable · omissible · discretionary
Excessive quantity beyond need
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- glutExcessive surplus
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
- overkillUnnecessary additional effort
extravagance · profusion · surfeit · overstock · inundation · overindulgence · overdoing · overmuch
Reckless depletion of resources
- inefficiencySuboptimal use of resources
- misuseImproper application
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- fritteringWasting gradually, carelessly
dissipation · misallocation · profligacy · improvidence · lavishness · prodigality · wastefulness · overconsumption
extraneous
Not pertinent or essential
- gratuitousGiven without necessity
- unwarrantedWithout adequate justification
- irrelevantNot pertinent
incidental · peripheral · trivial · frivolous · superfluous · immaterial · tangential · unessential · purposeless · pointless
duplication
Making an identical copy
- repetitionAct of redoing
- pleonasmRedundant expression
- tautologyRedundant or circular statement
reiteration · verbosity · prolixity · circumlocution · superfluousness · needlessness · surplusage · doubling · overlap · padding
preventable
Capable of being stopped
- optionalNot mandatory
- dispensableAble to be sacrificed
- nonessentialNot required or needed
elective · inessential · unrequired · nonobligatory · expendable · removable · skippable · omissible · discretionary · escapable
overabundance
Excessive quantity beyond need
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- glutExcessive surplus
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
overkill · extravagance · profusion · surfeit · overstock · inundation · overindulgence · overdoing · overmuch · immoderation
squandering
Reckless depletion of resources
- inefficiencySuboptimal use of resources
- misuseImproper application
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
frittering · dissipation · misallocation · profligacy · improvidence · lavishness · prodigality · wastefulness · overconsumption · throwaway
unnecessarinessnecessity
Indispensable requirement
essentialness · indispensability · essentiality · needfulness · imperativeness
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