NECESSARY Antonyms

There are 11 antonyms of the word necessary. (opposite meanings)

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necessity necessarily necessitate necessitous necessariness

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	unnecessary				adjectiveadj
	adjective • not necessary
	dispensable				adjectiveadj
	adjective • capable of being dispensed with or done without
	extraneous				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • not pertinent to the matter under consideration • not essential • not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source • coming from the outside
	optional				adjectiveadj
	adjective • possible but not necessary; left to personal choice
	superfluous				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being • more than is needed, desired, or required
	surplus				noun, adjectiven, adj
	noun • a quantity much larger than is needed adjective satellite • more than is needed, desired, or required
	unessential				adjectiveadj
	adjective • not basic or fundamental
	unneeded				adjectiveadj
	adjective • not necessary
	evitable				adjectiveadj
	adjective • capable of being avoided or warded off
	impossible				adjectiveadj
	adjective • not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with noun • something that cannot be done adjective satellite • totally unlikely • (used of persons or their behavior) not acceptable or reasonable
	incidental				adjectiveadj
	adjective • (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence noun • (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified • an item that is incidental adjective satellite • not of prime or central importance • occurring with or following as a consequence