needless

/ˈniːdləs/

adj 1adv 1

Collocations

ADJ.

indispensable

VERB + NEEDLESS

add, make, omit, work

NEEDLESS + NOUN

diligence, errors, expense, health, i've, imagination, judy, norway

ADV.

only

adj

Not needed; unnecessary.

This new project of yours will only be a needless expense.

[…]they were needless bursts of imagination from a man who’d made such a show of unshowiness.

adv

Needlessly, without cause.

adjective — unnecessary and unwarranted

Clearly, obviously.

Having won the championship, he is, needless to say, a very happy man.

This new project of yours will only be a needless expense.

Wiktionary

[…]they were needless bursts of imagination from a man who’d made such a show of unshowiness.

Wiktionary

Omit needless words!

Tatoeba · #16858

Needless to say, diligence is a key to happiness.

Tatoeba · #18855

Air as well as sunlight is, needless to say, indispensable to our daily life.

Tatoeba · #30537

What did they add this needless function for?

Tatoeba · #54614

i Register

In some senses, needless is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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