Synonyms for needless
ˈnid lɪsneed·less

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1. needless

   Synonyms:
   casual, contingent, non-essential, optional, unnecessary, useless, worthless

   Antonyms:
   essential, indispensable, inevitable, infallible, necessary, needed, needful, required, requisite, unavoidable, undeniable

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1. needless

   Synonyms:
   unnecessary, useless, superfluous, gratuitous

   Antonyms:
   needful, useful, helpful, obligatory

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1. gratuitous, needless, uncalled-foradjective

   unnecessary and unwarranted

   "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life"

   Synonyms:
   complimentary, costless, free, gratis(p), uncalled-for, gratuitous

   Antonyms:
   necessary

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1. needlessadjective

   Synonyms:
   unnecessary, useless, not requisite, not needed

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1. needlessadjective

   Synonyms:
   unnecessary, groundless, unfounded

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1. List of paraphrases for "needless":

   unnecessary, strike, useless, pointless, superfluous, futile

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1. Jessica Vaughan:

   These are preventable, needless crimes that American communities should not have to put up with.

2. Chuck Grassley:

   The JEDI contract has been burdened by potential conflicts of interest, size, needless delays and its single awardee structure.

3. Mike Pompeo:

   We anticipate many more sanctions and we will not stop until Assad and his regime stop their needless, brutal war against the Syrian people and the Syrian government agrees to a political solution to the conflict.

4. Superintendent John Reinhart:

   Once the police notified us of the circumstances, we immediately called Source4Teachers and told them they needed to make sure she’s off their list until they investigate the matter through the Easton Police Department, needless to say, she’s banned from substitute teaching in our schools.

5. Undersecretary John Cohen:

   That fear, from a law enforcement perspective, is highly misplaced, it may be effective at energizing the base, but it creates a needless fear of the caravan.