Needless
Needless adjective - Not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end.
Wasteful and needless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wasteful" instead an adjective "Needless".
Nearby Words: need, needlessly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- exorbitant and needless
- exorbitant and wasteful
- lavish and needless
- lavish and wasteful
- extravagant and needless
- extravagant and wasteful
- wanton and needless
- wanton and wasteful
- extreme and needless
- extreme and wasteful
- outrageous and needless
- outrageous and wasteful
- excessive and needless
- excessive and wasteful
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Needless & Wasteful. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/needless/wasteful>.
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