Used in a Sentence

unneeded

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for unneeded.

Editorial note

It may not be your preferred way to think about them, but that doesn't mean it's unneeded or that people are wrong to prefer another way.

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Quick take

Not needed.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of unneeded gathered in one view.

adjective

Not needed.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for unneeded.

Example sentences

1

It may not be your preferred way to think about them, but that doesn't mean it's unneeded or that people are wrong to prefer another way.

2

Are you for real or just exaggerating to add some unneeded emphasis to your disdain of LinkedIn?

3

That's the 'creative destruction' of the free market, finding more productive solutions and shifting now-unneeded resources to something new.

4

Occam's razor calls for an explanation that does not require the unneeded introduction of a new variable.

5

This results in a lot of bad coaching, resulting in bad form, resulting in unneeded injuries.

6

I think this saves me more money by avoiding unneeded purchases than getting minor sales on more stuff.

7

This would prevent a lot of unneeded hospital visits and offer basic health services.

8

Ethereum is indeed not meant for distributed computing, You should use Ethereum only for consensus and avoid any unneeded processing, the blockchain is there to avoid 'cheating' it's not meant to be a backend.

9

Another way to improve efficiency is be removing 'unneeded' components on the planes like tails, rudders, and elevators by just gimballing the electric fans for control.

10

I never understood JSDocs as a pro and usually I spend lots of time on properly annotating, which is unneeded in TS.

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The reduction in unneeded type annotations alone is massive.

12

> i have read nowhere that syriza wanted to cut state spending by reducing the unneeded government employed workforce.

Quote examples

1

I think the gp is correct in saying that "the entire system is unneeded" is a bit of a hyperbole.

2

Fortunately, Apple is adding new functionality ("App Thinning") to iOS 9 to strip unneeded stuff out from the bundle that the Store sends the device.

3

> I think "the entire system is unneeded" is a bit of a stretch I read that differently than you, I think.

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“[...]use several gigabytes of RAM, even when just displaying document-like content” might also be rooted in advertisers packing megabytes of rubbish in an iframe or web devs loading tons of unneeded web fonts.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use unneeded in a sentence?

It may not be your preferred way to think about them, but that doesn't mean it's unneeded or that people are wrong to prefer another way.

What does unneeded mean?

Not needed.

What part of speech is unneeded?

unneeded is commonly used as adjective.