needless

needless

adjective

Definition of NEEDLESS

not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end <needless expenditures that pushed the construction project way over budget>

Synonyms dispensable, gratuitous, inessential, needless, nonessential, uncalled-for, unessential, unwarranted

Related Words discretionary, elective, optional; extra, extraneous, irrelative, irrelevant, redundant, superfluous

Near Antonyms all-important, crucial, important, vital; imperative, pressing, urgent

Antonyms essential, indispensable, necessary, needed, needful, required