needless

needless
I adjective avoidable, beside the point, causeless, dispensable, excess, excessive, exorbitant, expendable, expletive, extra, extraneous, fruitless, futile, gratuitous, groundless, inordinate, irrelevant, non necessahus, noncompulsory, nonessential, optional, overabundant, overmuch, overplentiful, oversufficient, pleonastic, prodigal, redundant, spare, superabundant, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, supervenient, surplus, unavailing, uncalled-for, undesirable, unessential, unnecessary, unneeded, unprofitable, unrequired, unrewarding, unwanted, useless, valueless, wanton, wasteful, worthless II index excess, excessive, expendable, extraneous, gratuitous (unwarranted), injudicious, inordinate, nonessential, redundant, superfluous, undue (excessive), unessential, unnecessary, unwarranted

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  • Needless — Nee dless, a. 1. Having no need. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Weeping into the needless stream. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Not wanted; unnecessary; not requisite; as, needless labor; needless expenses. [1913 Webster] 3. Without sufficient cause;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • needless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unnecessary; avoidable. ● needless to say Cf. ↑needless to say DERIVATIVES needlessly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • needless — (adj.) c.1300, not needed, unnecessary, from NEED (Cf. need) (n) + LESS (Cf. less). Related: Needlessly. Phrase needless to say or speak is recorded from early 16c …   Etymology dictionary

  • needless — [adj] unnecessary, groundless causeless, dispensable, excessive, expendable, gratuitous, inessential, nonessential, pointless, redundant, superfluous, uncalled for, unde sired, unrequired, unwanted, useless; concepts 546,575 Ant. grounded,… …   New thesaurus

  • needless — [nēd′lis] adj. not needed; unnecessary needlessly adv. needlessness n …   English World dictionary

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  • needless — need|less [ˈni:dləs] adj 1.) needless to say used when you are telling someone something that they probably know or expect ▪ Needless to say, any contributions of money will be gratefully received. 2.) needless troubles, suffering, loss etc are… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • needless — adjective 1 needless troubles, suffering, loss etc are unnecessary because they could easily have been avoided: the needless loss of life | needless expense | a lot of needless worry 2 needless to say used when you are telling someone something… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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