Unneeded

adj

adj ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not needed.

    "The Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research in San Antonio, Texas is one of only a handful of sites around the world that conduct medical research on great apes. Scientists say their research is conducted humanely, but many animal rights groups say testing on chimps is unneeded and unethical."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not necessary wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
unnecessarybaselessde tropdispensableexcessexpendable

Example

More examples

"In an effort to declutter his apartment, Tom is going to get rid of one or two unneeded items per day for the next twelve months."

Etymology

From un- + needed.

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