Synonyms for unnecessarily
-ˌnɛs əˈsɛər ə li, -ˈnɛs əˌsɛr-un·nec·es·sar·i·ly

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1. unnecessarilyadverb

   Antonyms:
   necessarily

2. unnecessarilyadverb

   Antonyms:
   necessarily

3. unnecessarilyadverb

   He unnecessarily repeated too much of what others had covered.

   Antonyms:
   necessarily

4. unnecessarilyadverb

   The food provided was unnecessarily generous, especially for an Oxfam event.

   Antonyms:
   necessarily

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1. unnecessarilyadverb

   in an unnecessary manner

   "they were unnecessarily rude"

   Antonyms:
   necessarily, needfully

2. unnecessarilyadverb

   without any necessity

   "this marathon would exhaust him unnecessarily"

   Antonyms:
   needfully, necessarily

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1. like water

   to spend money like water

   jack has spent his whole project budget like water

   Submitted by rinat on October 2, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "unnecessarily":

   needlessly, unduly, pointlessly, uselessly, futilely, recklessly

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1. Phil Ting:

   Limiting it to only those on ventilators is arbitrary and not based on medical science, public safety is not improved by taking such an unnecessarily narrow view of this policy.

2. Andy Leather:

   In the absence of surgical care, common, easily treatable illnesses become fatal, the global community can not continue to ignore this problem – millions of people are already dying unnecessarily, and the need... is projected to increase in the coming decades.

3. Sonia Sotomayor:

   Our democracy rests on the ability of all individuals, regardless of race, income, or status, to exercise their right to vote, communities that are disproportionately affected by unnecessarily harsh registration laws should not tolerate efforts to marginalize their influence in the political process, nor should allies who recognize blatant unfairness stand idly by.

4. Jenny Durkan:

   Our city complies with federal immigration law and asks that the Department of Justice and ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] do the same, the federal government does not get to run our cities or convert our local law enforcement officials into immigration cops. I implore this administration to focus on real public safety threats, like the opioid crisis, instead of unnecessarily threatening our residents and mayors across the country.

5. Estonian Defense Minister Sven Mikser:

   This as a whole is the most important message in a situation where our eastern neighbor is still aggressive and is carrying out different unnecessarily aggressive and provocative activities.