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Princeton's WordNet

  1. needlesslyadverb

    without need

    "it would needlessly bring badness into the world"

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  1. List of paraphrases for "needlessly":

    unnecessarily, pointlessly, unduly, uselessly

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#27671unnecessarily
#33119unduly
#47349needlessly
#111984uselessly
#168331pointlessly

How to use needlessly in a sentence?

  1. Mark Lebovitch:

    We are confident that no court of equity would let Vista and Goldman enjoy windfalls on account of a reckless share count error while Tibco's shareholders needlessly suffer the loss of $100 million of the value of their company.

  2. Mark DeBofsky:

    It strikes me as needlessly cruel.

  3. Tim Phillips:

    The Trump administration has taken some incredibly positive steps for the American economy, but tariffs will undercut that progress and needlessly hamstring our full economic potential.

  4. 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.

  5. Noah Horowitz:

    This is another senseless and illegal Trump administration rollback that will needlessly hike our energy bills and spew tons more pollution into the air, harming the health of our children and the environment.


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