Needless
Needless adjective - Not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end.
Supplementary and needless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Supplementary" instead an adjective "Needless".
Nearby Words: need, needlessly
Supplementary
Supplementary adjective - Available to supply something extra when needed.
Needless and supplementary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Needless" instead an adjective "Supplementary".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- reserve and needless
- reserve and supplementary
- surplus and needless
- surplus and supplementary
- unessential and needless
- unessential and supplementary
- nonessential and needless
- nonessential and supplementary
- spare and needless
- spare and supplementary
- unnecessary and needless
- unnecessary and supplementary
- peripheral and needless
- peripheral and supplementary
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