as in unnecessary
not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end
needless expenditures that pushed the construction project way over budget
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Recent Examples of needless
Anthropic, perhaps needless to say, disagrees.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Nebraska has not, needless to say, been a destination job.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Which seems like the anxiety Chalamet was trying to express with his needless opera bashing.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Trusting the reader trims needless words.
—Jasna Hodžić, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Nebraska has not, needless to say, been a destination job.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Which seems like the anxiety Chalamet was trying to express with his needless opera bashing.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Trusting the reader trims needless words.
—Jasna Hodžić, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for needless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for needless
unnecessary
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The marketers generated doctors’ orders for the unnecessary medical equipment by using telemedicine companies, many of which were written by doctors who did not have a pre-existing relationship with the beneficiaries or who were not treating them, the indictment said.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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After the crashes, some passengers had even gotten unnecessary surgeries, encouraged by lawyers who told them that going under the knife would result in a higher settlement.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Needless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/needless. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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