unneeded
adjective
un·need·ed
ˌən-ˈnē-dəd 
: not required or necessary : not needed
unneeded assistance
an unneeded extra cable
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Conservatives have long dreamed of closing the department, calling it an unneeded layer of bureaucracy that burdens local schools.
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arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Westside Assemblyman Tony Simone is to be congratulated for wanting to save the block directly south of Penn Station from demolition for Amtrak’s foolish fantasy to become an unneeded dead-end terminal for NJTransit trains.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
And by the time the team tacked on two more runs in the seventh, such extra insurance was already looking unneeded.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
The governor had said the project was necessary for climate adaptation, and should bypass unneeded delays.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Westside Assemblyman Tony Simone is to be congratulated for wanting to save the block directly south of Penn Station from demolition for Amtrak’s foolish fantasy to become an unneeded dead-end terminal for NJTransit trains.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
And by the time the team tacked on two more runs in the seventh, such extra insurance was already looking unneeded.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
The governor had said the project was necessary for climate adaptation, and should bypass unneeded delays.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
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“Unneeded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unneeded. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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