unneeded
adjective
un·need·ed
ˌən-ˈnē-dəd 
: not required or necessary : not needed
unneeded assistance
an unneeded extra cable
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The explanation that Anatolij offers for his focus on saving mammals and birds is at best unneeded.
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
At the July meeting, Economic Development Director Christina Bibler told the council that the state Housing and Community Development agency refused to grant any waiver to the Surplus Land Act, which requires unneeded public property be prioritized for affordable housing.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Clean out your bags before packing and eliminate unneeded stuff
Before packing for each trip, Mayle advised travelers to completely empty out their bags.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
This entails the messy but necessary work of (finally) consolidating and rationalizing your tech portfolio to weed out duplicative or unneeded systems and applications.
—Forrester, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
At the July meeting, Economic Development Director Christina Bibler told the council that the state Housing and Community Development agency refused to grant any waiver to the Surplus Land Act, which requires unneeded public property be prioritized for affordable housing.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Clean out your bags before packing and eliminate unneeded stuff
Before packing for each trip, Mayle advised travelers to completely empty out their bags.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
This entails the messy but necessary work of (finally) consolidating and rationalizing your tech portfolio to weed out duplicative or unneeded systems and applications.
—Forrester, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Unneeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unneeded. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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