Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: needlessly

Synonyms:

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Antonyms:

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Usage examples:

Adding more people to the fray only makes his overall scheme feel needlessly convoluted.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/haunted-mansion-unanswered-questions/

And then all of a sudden there's trouble at the back after a needlessly casual back pass to Jordan Pickford.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/live/article-11658373/West-Ham-vs-Everton-Premier-League-2022-23-Live-Result.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Angus Peter Campbell: A9 accidents show the needlessly relentless pace of modern life is…

Source: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/columnists/5954182/robert-keane-aberdeen-scott-begbie-opinion/

"Arresting individuals for silent prayer is a gross, aggressive, and needlessly escalatory assault on one's fundamental freedoms."

Source: https://www.christiantoday.com/article/us.congress.members.sound.alarm.over.treatment.of.uk.christians/139978.htm

But even then, Potter’s luck wouldn’t last as Felix saw red after needlessly throwing himself into a high tackle that crashed into Tete’s shin.

Source: https://guardian.ng/sport/potters-misery-mounts-as-fulham-beat-chelsea-after-felix-red-card/

Continued to play with the freedom he craves, that being on show when he muscled Shami over long off to move from six to 12. However, when you live by the sword, you can also die by it, and that happened when he needlessly chased a wide one.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/ahead-of-the-rest-australia-s-world-cup-final-player-ratings-20231120-p5el7m.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

DC's continuity is needlessly complicated.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/contemporary-dc-comics-mistakes-flaws/

Focusing on anything else puts the lives of U.S. service members needlessly at risk.

Source: https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/victor-joecks/victor-joecks-americas-military-dominance-isnt-inevitable-2784919/

He didn’t fly forward needlessly and leave Blues exposed at the back.

Source: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-lee-buchanan-swansea-27465587

Industry-wide, Lone Ranger keywords drive millions in wasted paid search spend every month, and many brands keep needlessly spending on those terms simply because identifying them is labor-intensive.

Source: https://searchengineland.com/ways-to-harmonize-ppc-and-seo-to-boost-roi-394128

In my limited experience, when push comes to shove they tend to be needlessly uncritical of Labour, whatever the flavour of local Labour happens to be.

Source: https://www.libdemvoice.org/welcome-to-my-day-21-may-2023-apologies-for-absence-73226.html

In the aforementioned Kidd scene, the girls were talking about Wendy Seager and Sam Carver's fling, which is a new development in the show, but instead of discussing this further, the conversation needlessly shifted to Severide.

Source: https://screenrant.com/chicago-fire-season-11-severide-absence-worse/

Its proposal states: “We could create proud boulevards lined with beautiful homes on space currently given over to needlessly, counterproductively wide roads.”

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2023/sep/10/tame-wide-roads-and-replace-them-with-boulevards-of-homes-create-streets

“It was so needlessly misleading, not just about my stand-up, but also about me as a person.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/hasan-minhaj-response-the-new-yorker-b2436967.html

It would still be a just cause to fight for anyone who such torture had happened to needlessly, but man, it is fuel for the fire that he was such a wonderful human being.

Source: https://therealnews.com/remembering-evan-seyfried-the-kroger-worker-management-bullied-to-death

Katrina praises the work of the Leukaemia Foundation, and it recently released a report revealing how the city-country divide is needlessly costing lives.

Source: https://narrabricourier.com.au/2023/03/17/postcode-lottery-report-reveals-city-country-healthcare-divide/

Meanwhile, Tory MP Jonathan Gullis told: 'To encourage people to needlessly risk their lives is one of the most reckless things you can do, and will help put thousands of pounds in the hands of smuggling gangs.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12237393/Cosmetics-giant-Lush-accused-encouraging-people-smuggling-new-poster.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Modern examples are either no-budget embarrassments or needlessly self-serious.

Source: https://gamerant.com/sci-fi-horror-comedy-critters/

Nightmare doesn't need to be there anymore, and the Slater/Reed/Journey issue is needlessly convoluted for something that's already pretty racist.

Source: https://411mania.com/wrestling/mid-south-wrestling-12-7-1985-review/