unneeded
pronunciation
How to pronounce unneeded in British English:
UK [ʌn'ni:dɪd]
How to pronounce unneeded in American English:
US [ʌn'nidɪd]
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- Adjective:
- not necessary
Word Origin
- unneeded (adj.)
- 1725, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of need (v.).
Example
- 1. Past and future styles are unneeded burdens .
- 2. Try to avoid unneeded stress whenever possible .
- 3. Minimalism has removed unneeded possessions and found newfound freedom in life .
- 4. Under its restructuring plan , gm will shed more than $ 79 billion in debt , gain work-force savings worth billions of dollars a year , close unneeded facilities and reduce its dealer network by 40 % .
- 5. Then the boom abruptly halted in mid-1997 when , it became apparent that as a result of " corny capitalism , " inept government investment policies and excess optimism , much of the investment had been wasted on unneeded factories , office buildings and apartments .