Needless

//ˈniːdləs//

Synonyms for "needless" (39 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Strong matches (12)

Adjective(1 words)
gratuitous
Adjective(1 words)
omissible

Related words (19)

Adjective(1 words)
pointless
Adjective(1 words)
uncalled-for

Related word relations

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derived

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related to

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similar

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Translations

26 translations across 18 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries
  • ненужен adj (not needed)
  • непотребен adj (not needed)

Catalan

1 entries
  • innecessari adj (not needed)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 不必要的 adj (not needed)

Dutch

1 entries
  • nodeloos adj (not needed)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • senbezona adj (not needed)

Finnish

1 entries
  • tarpeeton adj (not needed)

French

2 entries
  • inutile adj (not needed)
  • superflu adj (not needed)

German

2 entries
  • unnötig adj (not needed)
  • überflüssig adj (not needed)

Italian

2 entries
  • inutile adj (not needed)
  • superfluo adj (not needed)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 不必要な adj (not needed)

Māori

1 entries
  • papakore adj (not needed)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • onneedich adj (not needed)

Polish

2 entries
  • niepotrzebny adj (not needed)
  • zbyteczny adj (not needed)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • desnecessário adj (not needed)

Russian

2 entries
  • изли́шний adj (not needed)
  • нену́жный adj (not needed)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • gun fheum adj (not needed)

Spanish

1 entries
  • sin necesidad adj (not needed)

Turkish

3 entries
  • boşuna adj (not needed)
  • gereksiz adj (not needed)
  • lüzumsuz adj (not needed)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Omit needless words!

Source: tatoeba (16858)

Needless to say, diligence is a key to happiness.

Source: tatoeba (18855)

Air as well as sunlight is, needless to say, indispensable to our daily life.

Source: tatoeba (30537)

What did they add this needless function for?

Source: tatoeba (54614)

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