needless

adjective
UK: /ˈniːdləs/
US: /ˈniːdləs/

  1. Completely unnecessary; not needed.

    1. It's needless to worry so much about the small stuff.
    2. The company deemed it needless to make further investments in that project.

Synonyms

unnecessary pointless gratuitous uncalled-for redundant superfluous
needless adverb

  1. In a way that is unnecessary.

    1. She was hurt when he spoke needlessly.
    2. The project manager needlessly complicated a relatively simple procedure.

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "needless" is /ˈniːdləs/ in British English and /ˈniːdləs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "needless": unnecessary, pointless, gratuitous, uncalled-for, redundant, superfluous.

Example usage of "needless": "It's needless to worry so much about the small stuff.". More examples on the page.