Meaning & use
needless
Not necessary and easily avoided with a little more care or foresight.
See it in a sentence
Turning back for the umbrella caused a needless delay before the trip.
He apologized for the needless worry his silence had caused his parents.
A note on using this word
Needless often appears in the fixed phrase 'needless to say,' meaning something is obvious enough not to require stating.
Words with a similar meaning
unnecessarypointless
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