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. Joerg Kuhbier:

   Should the access to networks become a bottleneck again, then cuts to production costs, which is the aim of introducing more competition, would be unnecessarily hindered.

2. The Talmud:

   Never expose yourself unnecessarily to danger; a miracle may not save you...and if it does, it will be deducted from your share of luck or merit.

3. Bryan Stevenson:

   We are thrilled that Mr. Hinton will finally be released because he has unnecessarily spent years on Alabama's death row when evidence of his innocence was clearly presented, the refusal of state prosecutors to re-examine this case despite persuasive and reliable evidence of innocence is disappointing and troubling.

4. 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.

5. Danny Hernandez:

   The unsafe and unprofessional actions of a single pilot have the potential to unnecessarily escalate tensions between countries.