needless to say

Idioms  

1. Very likely or obvious, self-evident, as in Needless to say, the availability of assault weapons is closely connected with crime. Although nonsensical at first glance (if unnecessary to say, why say it?), this phrase is generally used for emphasis. It originated as needless to speak in the early 1500s. Also see go without (saying).

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needless to say

This, needless to say, was not exactly normal behavior for a 9-year-old.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

This premidterm weakness has not been in evidence this year, needless to say.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

Many funds have more than five years’ history, needless to say, and with more inputs an LLM model quite likely would be able to predict an even greater percentage of funds’ trades.

From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026

But, needless to say, you wouldn’t want to eat here either.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026

The horses, needless to say, were not mentioned again.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald