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
Those calculations, needless to share, aren't shared with Lucy's clients, but processed in some amorphous zone between her head and her heart.
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 12 June 2025
Such social media posts add to community concerns and generate needless fear, Flores said.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2025
President Donald Trump said Sunday has criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of causing needless deaths with a massive assault on Ukrainian cities.
—Jana Kasperkevic, NBC news, 26 May 2025
Many teens and even older persons have been impacted, resulting in needless suffering and death.
—Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Tom Gliatto, People.com, 12 June 2025
Such social media posts add to community concerns and generate needless fear, Flores said.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2025
President Donald Trump said Sunday has criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of causing needless deaths with a massive assault on Ukrainian cities.
—Jana Kasperkevic, NBC news, 26 May 2025
Many teens and even older persons have been impacted, resulting in needless suffering and death.
—Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for needless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for needless
unnecessary
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Nava said another key part of his work this year is tamping down any unnecessary fears and countering misinformation posted on social media and spread amongst farm workers in WhatsApp groups.—
David Culver,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Refuse receptacles/compactor and surrounding enclosure is not clean and/or free of unnecessary items and litter.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Needless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/needless. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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