Needless
Needless adjective - Not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end.
Not necessary and needless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Not necessary" instead an adjective "Needless".
Nearby Words: need, needlessly
Not necessary
Needless and not necessary are semantically related. You can use "Needless" instead an adjective phrase "Not necessary".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- wanton and needless
- wanton and not necessary
- unessential and needless
- unessential and not necessary
- unnecessary and needless
- unnecessary and not necessary
- uncalled for and needless
- uncalled for and not necessary
- unwarranted and needless
- unwarranted and not necessary
- superfluous and needless
- superfluous and not necessary
- groundless and needless
- groundless and not necessary
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