needless

adjective

need·less ˈnēd-ləs

Synonyms of needless next

: not needed : unnecessary

needless waste

needlessly adverb

needlessness noun

Phrases

needless to say

: as is self-evident or to be expected

Examples of needless in a Sentence

needless expenditures that pushed the construction project way over budget

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Retail investors, who need to wait for a future private company to IPO, can simply observe the late timing of a Dow inclusion, and lost appreciation, to gain awareness of needless delay. —

Joel Shulman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Colorado has agreed to do more to prevent needless isolation of thousands of people with physical disabilities who were confined to nursing homes, settling a federal lawsuit that claimed state health officials illegally segregate too many people. —

Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024 The slow global response to COVID-19 caused over 7 million needless deaths and wiped out nearly a decade of global progress in improving life expectancy. —

Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024 There’s a sense of real but not needless nor melodramatic danger, which makes the relationships between the characters feel more real, too. —

Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for needless