Antonyms for needlesslyneed·less·ly

Princeton's WordNet

1. needlesslyadverb

   without need

   "it would needlessly bring badness into the world"

How to use needlessly in a sentence?

1. Miguel Rodriguez:

   There is no criminal investigation and never has been. To say otherwise is just patently false and needlessly inflammatory.

2. Prince Harry:

   One tragic issue in particular is the shame and stigma linked to HIV, this causes thousands of children to needlessly die each year because they're keeping their illness a secret and not getting the medical attention that they need.

3. Michael Szanto:

   We need to protect our farmers by not needlessly starting a trade war that’s too aggressive of a policy that’s going to cause a backlash for our farmers, now, it is possible that both sides will back down on this and this is not to say that the United States should not do anything [but] generally as an economist I am very leery of tariffs interfering with free trade.

4. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott:

   We don't want to add needlessly to the burdens of business but we do want to ensure that consumers get the information that they need and the public is protected. So we will do it in the most business-friendly way.

5. House Speaker John Boehner:

   The fact remains that Secretary Clinton and the Obama administration have done everything they can to delay, derail, and stop this investigation, they've failed to turn over documents in a timely way, and their own actions have needlessly prolonged this panel's work.

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