(Of something undesirable) not necessary because avoidable:I deplore needless waste...
Have compassion for all beings, causing them no unnecessary hurt, nor needless harm.
Frankly I can't afford to go wasting fifteen quid on something as needless as this.
Please improve the quality of your paper by removing this needless source of controversy from its pages.
Phrases
needless to say
Derivatives
needlessness
/ˈniːdləsnəs /noun...
Indeed, the lunatic profligacy of the enterprise - its needlessness, its expense in lives, money and reputation - was for them the best argument in its favor.
Rushabh Sadiwala writes about the needlessness of religion
The better it is, the more it reminds me of all that I said above, and the needlessness of it, which invariably fouls my mood for the morning.