Meaning & use
unneeded
Not necessary or required; more than is needed.
See it in a sentence
The manager cut several unneeded steps from the approval process.
She donated boxes of unneeded clothes to the shelter downtown.
A note on using this word
Unneeded and 'unnecessary' are close synonyms, though unneeded more specifically suggests something surplus to current requirements rather than pointless.
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