What is a synonym for needlessly?
unessential, gratuitous, pointless, uncalled-for.
| scant | inadequate |
|---|---|
| meagerUS | meagreUK |
| little | minimal |
| negligible | deficient |
| small | sparse |
- usually.
- normally.
- typically.
- generally.
- naturally.
- as a rule.
- commonly.
- of course.
| enough | alright |
|---|---|
| that's enough | stop it |
| enough already | I'm fed up |
| I've had it | this is the last straw |
| I'm sick of this | I'm tired of this |
needlessly adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com.
- Needless to say, the technology irked consumers. ...
- Needless to say, this will be a highly competitive series. ...
- Needless to say, most cellular providers want to say as little as possible. ...
- The news desk was not, needless to say, amused.
as much or as good as necessary for some requirement or purpose; fully sufficient, suitable, or fit (often followed by to or for): This car is adequate to our needs. They'll provide adequate food for fifty people. barely sufficient or suitable: Being adequate is not good enough.
as you would expect; added to, or used to introduce, a remark giving information that is expected and not surprising: Needless to say, he'll be off work for a while. Apparent and obvious. (from) under your nose idiom.
This phrase should not be used in academic writing or formal conversations due to its tendency to sound rude. It is best suited for casual conversations. There are four ways in which the phrase can be properly used in a sentence: Needless to say + comma (,) + sentence saying the obvious.
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Some other, more casual ways to answer when someone asks how you are:
- Not bad.
- Not too shabby.
- Can't complain.
- Pretty good.
How do you use needlessly?
- Their refutation of the Protestant positions seemed needlessly sharp to the emperor, and five drafts were made of it. ...
- A complaint having been made to the emperor that he was needlessly protracting hostilities, he was recalled, but he was consul (for the second time) in 66.
You use needless to say when you want to emphasize that what you are about to say is obvious and to be expected in the circ*mstances. Our budgie got out of its cage. Needless to say, the cat caught it.
adjective. /ˈnidləs/ needless death or suffering is not necessary because it could have been avoided synonym unnecessary needless suffering Banning smoking would save needless deaths.
NEEDLESS (adjective) definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary.
- although.
- however.
- nevertheless.
- on the other hand.
- still.
- though.
- yet.
Enough is often used as a synonym for sufficient, and when something is not sufficient, it is too little to take care of what's needed. Sufficient can, however, also suggest just enough and not an abundance, as in "the money was sufficient for groceries, but we needed more to fill the gas tank."
- I worked as a waiter when I was a student. ...
- The Daily Telegraph appointed Trevor Grove as its Sunday editor.
- Internet shopping is seen as a cheaper alternative to shopping on the high street.
- A sarong is essential holiday gear.
A needle is a small, very thin piece of polished metal which is used for sewing. It has a sharp point at one end and a hole in the other for a thread to go through. 2. countable noun. Knitting needles are thin sticks that are used for knitting.
In addition to the good explanations offered in other answers, I'd like to add that needless to say is useful as a polite way to protect liability.
dull, humdrum, lifeless, monotonous, mundane, stale, stodgy, stuffy, stupid, tame, tedious, tiresome, tiring, trite, uninteresting, bomb, bummer, cloying, commonplace, dead.
Is needless to say rude?
Lesson Summary
This phrase should not be used in academic writing or formal conversations due to its tendency to sound rude. It is best suited for casual conversations. There are four ways in which the phrase can be properly used in a sentence: Needless to say + comma (,) + sentence saying the obvious.
- frivolous.
- immaterial.
- inconsequential.
- insignificant.
- irrelevant.
- meaningless.
- negligible.
- null.
- dull.
- humdrum.
- lifeless.
- monotonous.
- mundane.
- stale.
- stodgy.
- stuffy.
Explore 'repetitive' in the dictionary. (adjective) in the sense of monotonous. Synonyms. monotonous. boring.
OTHER WORDS FOR monotonous
1 tedious, humdrum, boring, dull. See synonyms for monotonous on Thesaurus.com.
as you would expect; added to, or used to introduce, a remark giving information that is expected and not surprising: Needless to say, he'll be off work for a while.
impolite, bad-mannered, ill-mannered, mannerless, unmannerly, and discourteous.
- I'm not sure, but I'll find out and let you know.
- I'll find out.
- I'll look into it and get back to you with what I find.
- That's a good question and I want to get you the right information. Let me get back to you by end-of-day.
