needless

Questions about needless

What does needless mean?

needless means "unnecessary and unwarranted".

How many syllables are in needless?

needless has 2 syllables: need-less. The stress falls on "need". In IPA it is /ˈnidləs/.

What is another word for needless?

Close synonyms include gratuitous, uncalled-for. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is needless a common word?

needless is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.