Synonyms for unnecessarily
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Adverb
1. Needlessly — in an unnecessary way; not by necessity
needlessly, pointlessly, uselessly, unneededly rare
Definitions
- adv. 1
In an unnecessary way; not by necessity.
He unnecessarily repeated much of what others had covered.
Related words
- Word family
- unnecessary
Example sentences
- needlessly I've spent a lot of my life struggling needlessly.
- uselessly Nature does nothing uselessly.
- unduly We don't need to be unduly pessimistic about this.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unnecessarily | falling | |
| needlessly | steady | |
| uselessly | rising | |
| pointlessly | rising | |
| unduly | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- too1
- 6 letters
- unduly3
- 9 letters
- uselessly
- 10 letters
- needlessly3, unneededly
- 11 letters
- pointlessly
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unduly3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- inutilement
- Italiano
- inutilmente