unnecessary

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not needed or wanted, or more than is needed or wanted:

I thought a lot of the violence in the movie was totally unnecessary.

The idea is to kill the animal as quickly as possible without causing unnecessary suffering.

An offensive remark or action that is unnecessary could have been avoided:

He just humiliated her in front of everyone - it was so unnecessary.

not needed or wanted, or more than is needed or wanted:

unnecessary expenses

The key to successful investing is to avoid taking unnecessary risks.