Evil
Needless
Needless adjective - Not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end.
Evil and needless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Evil" instead an adjective "Needless".
Nearby Words: need, needlessly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- When Vaarsuvius cast a wisdom-boosting spell on him, he swore off evil and needless killing.
Source: Stupid Evil - Series about a school of evil villains, villains like Dr Nero disapprove of needless violence even if they are evil.
- Needless to say that an evil clone of an already evil (or at least amoral) character only does as he pleases.
Source: Phlebotinum Rebel
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