Unnecessary
Unnecessary adjective - Not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end.
Want is an antonym for unnecessary.
Nearby Word: unnecessarily
Want
Both words in one sentence
- Through strict rules and deliberate isolation, they built themselves a paradise free of both want and unnecessary luxury.But now a boy is dead, and the man who accidentally killed him has faced rougher justice than outside courts would provide.
Source: Comic Book / Elk's Run -
When you bring Kaelyn to them, she asks you to release them from the promise as she doesn't want them being in unnecessary danger.
Source: Releasing from the Promise -
I need to castrate the person who made this sauce and I don't want to cause any unnecessary suffering.
Source: Large Ham / Live-Action TV
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