needless

need·less (n

adj.

Not needed or wished for; unnecessary.

needless·ly adv.

needless·ness n.

needless [ˈniːdlɪs]

adj

not required or desired; unnecessary

needlessly adv

needlessness n

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Adj.

needless - unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life"

uncalled-for, gratuitous

unnecessary, unneeded - not necessary

needless

adjective unnecessary, excessive, pointless, gratuitous, useless, unwanted, redundant, superfluous, groundless, expendable, uncalled-for, dispensable, nonessential, undesired Our families thought I was taking a needless risk.
required, essential, useful, beneficial, obligatory

Translations

needless [ˈniːdlɪs] ADJ → innecesario, superfluo
needless to say → huelga decir que ..., ni qué decir tiene que ...
he was, needless to say, drunk → ni qué decir tiene que estaba borracho

needless [ˈniːdləs] adj [death, suffering, pain, worry, risk] → inutile
to suffer needless pain → souffrir inutilement
needless to say, ... → inutile de dire que ...

needless

adj → unnötig; remark etc also → überflüssig; death, killing, pain, destruction → sinnlos; needless to say, he didn’t come → er kam natürlich nicht

needless [ˈniːdlɪs] adj → inutile
needless to say he didn't keep his promise → inutile dire che non ha mantenuto la promessa

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alarmism
battology
Beyond comparison
ditsy
Ditty-box
Electro-puncture
excessive
extra
extraneous
gratuitous
havoc
important
inessential
mayhem
need
overdone
repetitious
repetitiousness
superfluous

Needless also to say, that THEY asked awkward questions directly, and that the "foreign politics" and the "falling asleep in the sun" wouldn't serve a second time over with THEM.

The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context

It is needless to relate them here; they came out at his trial, and the revelation of his calmness in confronting them came near to saving his neck.

Present At A Hanging And Other Ghost Stories by Bierce, Ambrose View in context

Needless to say that verses 9, 10, 11, and 12 refer to the Greeks, the Persians, the Jews, and the Germans respectively.

Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context

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