needless

US /ˈniːd.ləs/

UK /ˈniːd.ləs/

1.

(of something bad) unnecessary; avoidable.

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I deplore needless waste

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unnecessary inessential nonessential unneeded undesired unwanted too much gratuitous pointless useless purposeless to no purpose dispensable expendable superfluous redundant excessive avoidable de trop

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necessary essential indispensable useful

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needless to say