innecesarios

Innecesarios is the plural masculine form of the Spanish adjective innecesario, which denotes something that is not necessary, not required, or superfluous. The feminine plural form is innecesarias, and the adjective agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies (for example, gastos innecesarios, soluciones innecesarias).

In everyday language, the term is used to flag redundancy or waste, especially in contexts such as economics, administration, or planning. Common collocations include gastos innecesarios (unnecessary expenses), trámites innecesarios (unnecessary procedures), and acciones innecesarias (unnecessary actions). In policy, budgeting, and management, reducing innecesarios is associated with efficiency and cost-cutting. The term can carry a value judgment about usefulness, priority, or propriety.

Etymology-wise, innecesarios comes from in- (not) + necesario (necessary), with necesario deriving from Latin necessarius. Related terms include innecesario (singular), superfluo (superfluous), redundante, and inútil (useless). Antonyms are necesario, indispensable, and imprescindible. The distinction between innecesario and inútil is subtle: innecesario refers to absence of necessity, while inútil emphasizes lack of usefulness.

See also: necesario, inútil, superfluo.