| adulterate |
to make worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. [1/3 definitions] |
| adulteration |
the act or process of adulterating, or making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. [1/3 definitions] |
| baggage |
unnecessary and burdensome things or ideas. [1/3 definitions] |
| boondoggle |
unnecessary, wasteful, or impractical work; make-work. [2/3 definitions] |
| cheap shot |
in sports, an act of unnecessary roughness against a vulnerable player, esp. when intended to injure. [1/2 definitions] |
| embellish |
to enhance (a story or the like) with unnecessary or fictitious details. [1/2 definitions] |
| fifth wheel |
an unnecessary or unwanted person or thing. [1/2 definitions] |
| frill |
an unnecessary or superfluous ornament or luxury. [1/4 definitions] |
| frippery |
something unnecessary and unimportant; trifle. [1/2 definitions] |
| in the way |
being an unnecessary and obstructing element. [1/2 definitions] |
| jargon1 |
technical or specialized words or language, as of a science or profession, sometimes considered to be unnecessary or confusing. [1/3 definitions] |
| jettison |
to abandon, discard, or cancel (something that is unnecessary or a hindrance). [1/4 definitions] |
| loiter |
to move slowly, with unnecessary stops and delays. [1/3 definitions] |
| lop1 |
to remove, as an unwanted or unnecessary part of something. [1/3 definitions] |
| not to mention |
and in addition (used to mention an additional thing that is equal to, greater, or more obvious than the first thing mentioned, despite saying that one need not mention it. This additional thing may have just been remembered by the speaker or was previously felt unnecessary to say). |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. [1/2 definitions] |
| pacifism |
the teaching that war is an unnecessary and unacceptable alternative to other means of dispute resolution between nations. [1/2 definitions] |
| redundancy |
an unnecessary repetition of words; tautology. [1/4 definitions] |
| save one's breath |
to avoid unnecessary discussion; refrain from speaking. |
| superfluity |
the state or quality of being unnecessary or excessive. [2/3 definitions] |