Dictionary Definition
needless adj : unnecessary and unwarranted; "a
strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life" [syn:
gratuitous, uncalled-for]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
needless- Not needed.
- This new project of yours will only be a needless expense.
Derived terms
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
de trop, dispensable, excess, excessive, expendable, expletive, gratuitous, in excess,
inessential,
naturally, nonessential, obviously, pleonastic, prolix, redundant, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, tautologic, tautological, tautologous, to spare,
uncalled-for, unessential, unnecessary, unneeded, unrequired, unwanted, useless, verbose