unneeded

ʌnˈniːdɪd

Definition

Definition of unneeded - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

necessitynot necessary or required

The extra tools were unneeded for the repair..

redundant

superfluous

unnecessary

language

superfluous or redundant in a given context

His unneeded advice was ignored by everyone.

excess

redundant

unnecessary

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Origin of unneeded

English, un- (not) + needed (required)

Terms with unneeded included in their meaning

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fifth wheel

unwanted person

someone who is unwanted and unneeded

discard

technology

temporary variable for an unneeded value

cut the deadwood

remove staff

eliminate ineffective or unneeded staff

decluttering

space organization

removing unneeded things to make a space simpler and tidier

acr.

acr: garbage collector

program that removes unneeded computer data

Examples of unneeded in a sentence

She discarded the unneeded paperwork.
She removed the unneeded files from her computer.
The unneeded decorations were put away.

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French:inutile, ...
German:unnötig, ...
Italian:inutile, ...
Spanish:innecesario, redundante, ...
Portuguese:desnecessário, supérfluo, ...
Chinese:不需要的, 不必要的, ...
Japanese:不要, 不要な, ...
Arabic:غَيْرُ ضَرُورِيّ, زَائِد, ...
Hebrew:מְיֻתָּר, מְיוּתָר, ...
Russian:ненужный, ...
Ukrainian:непотрібний, ...
Hindi:अनावश्यक, अतिरिक्त, ...
Bengali:অপ্রয়োজনীয়, অতিরিক্ত, ...
Catalan:innecessari, superflu, ...
Czech:zbytečný, přebytečný, ...
Danish:unødvendig, ...
Dutch:onnodig, onnodige, ...
Greek:περιττός, πλεονάζων, ...
Hungarian:szükségtelen, fölösleges, ...
Khmer:មិនចាំបាច់, ...
Korean:불필요한, 중복된, ...
Persian:غیرضروری, اضافی, ...
Polish:niepotrzebny, ...
Portuguese (BR):desnecessário, supérfluo, ...
Romanian:necesar, superfluu, ...
Swedish:onödig, ...
Thai:ไม่จำเป็น, ซ้ำซ้อน, ...
Turkish:gereksiz, ...
Vietnamese:không cần thiết, dư thừa, ...

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