unneeded
adjective
un·need·ed
ˌən-ˈnē-dəd 
: not required or necessary : not needed
unneeded assistance
an unneeded extra cable
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And by the time the team tacked on two more runs in the seventh, such extra insurance was already looking unneeded.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
The governor had said the project was necessary for climate adaptation, and should bypass unneeded delays.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
There’s no unneeded flash here, just an awful situation captured in horrifying, up-close detail.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 21 June 2025
These segments added a weird horror element that’s ultimately unneeded in the narrative.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 June 2025
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
The governor had said the project was necessary for climate adaptation, and should bypass unneeded delays.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
There’s no unneeded flash here, just an awful situation captured in horrifying, up-close detail.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 21 June 2025
These segments added a weird horror element that’s ultimately unneeded in the narrative.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unneeded
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“Unneeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unneeded. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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