Needless and Special

Needless

Needless adjective - Not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end.

Special and needless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Special" instead an adjective "Needless".

Nearby Words: need, needlessly

Special

Special adjective - Being the one or ones of a class with no other members.

Needless and special are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Needless" instead an adjective "Special".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Useful Notes / Apple ][ Needless to say these cards are incompatible with the IIc machines (although there was a special external version of the Mockingboard for the IIc).
  • Prehensile Hair Needless to say, the more powerful special move she uses, the more hair she needs (like using it to make a spider several stories tall), and the more skin we see.
  • Manga / Black Lagoon Needless to say, they're pretty hard to get ahold of, as it's strictly special issue by the Russian government.
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