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 Weiser:

   Excessive and unnecessary force can happen when situations could have been handled in cooler manner but is unnecessarily and unduly escalated. One way it happens, someone shows up and the way they present is in a way that raises the temperature, this situation could've involved no force but ends up involving significant force. That's unnecessary, excessive. Lots of situations weren't criminal, just problematic policing.

2. Julia Stasch:

   For too long America has incarcerated too many people unnecessarily, spending too much money without improving public safety.

3. Andy Leather:

   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.

4. 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.

5. Lynn Rusten:

   An overly ambitious approach will be unnecessarily risky, you can have the belt and suspenders, and start to lay the groundwork for a more ambitious agreement. But I don't think getting rid of the belt and suspenders enhances chances of getting the more ambitious agreement.