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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Even after the invasion, the Biden administration’s assistance to Ukraine was beset by hesitation, needless restrictions, and endless deliberation. —

Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024 Narendra Modi has picked a needless fight with the United States and Canada. —

Daniel Block, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2024 Most of my peers think the feature, which controls which vents are open and where they’re aimed from the touch screen, is a needless complication, offering no benefit versus manual adjsutments. —

Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 30 Nov. 2024 Denial itself, needless to say, can be a driving force, and the frowning shrinks might point to the roiling energies of an Auerbach painting, and to his obsessive habit of scraping away the remains of a day’s brushwork and beginning afresh on the morrow. —

Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for needless