: not needed : unnecessary
needless waste
needlessly
adverb
needlessness
noun
see also needless to say
Examples of needless in a Sentence
needless expenditures that pushed the construction project way over budget
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What lingers with us after reading this book is not so much the sense of an abstract argument won or lost as a helpless awareness of the endless, needless suffering of humanity.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Look at her explain a needless branding change while adding vermouth to rye.
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When your money is taken through taxes to support needless bureaucrats, precisely the same situation exists.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Look at her explain a needless branding change while adding vermouth to rye.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Cyber Monday Media Streaming Device Deals The Roku Express 4K+ offers easy access to your favorite shows without needless complications.
—PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
When your money is taken through taxes to support needless bureaucrats, precisely the same situation exists.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Needless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/needless. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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