Unnecessary Adjective ʌnˈnesəsəri ʌnˈnesəseri Found Guilty Causing Suffering

• they were found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals.
• all this fuss is totally unnecessary.
• it was unnecessary to carry out more stringent safety testing.
• they argued that it was unnecessary for government to regulate the industry.

unnecessary

1. not needed; more than is needed
• SYNONYM unjustified
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unjustified
• They were found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to animals.
• All this fuss is totally unnecessary.
• It was unnecessary to carry out more stringent safety testing.
• They argued that it was unnecessary for government to regulate the industry.
• Don't take any unnecessary risks.
• Cigarette smoking causes 450,000 unnecessary deaths every year.
• unnecessary expense
• Antibiotics should be unnecessary for most patients with a sore throat.

Extra Examples

• She gave her parents unnecessary worry when she forgot to call them.
• The police stand accused of the use of wholly unnecessary violence during the arrest.
• the possession of items strictly unnecessary to survival
• an unnecessary war
• Critics of the mayor denounced the idea as unnecessary for the city
2. not needed in the situation and likely to be offensive
• SYNONYM uncalled for
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/uncalled-for
• That last comment was a little unnecessary, wasn't it?
• That was quite unnecessary and I want you to apologize.