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

He is also, needless to say, in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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

And needless to say, in our current information ecosystem, context still means everything.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025

Helen also found a mangy fur stole that looked like it was made out of four hundred Angora alley cats so, needless to say, she was quite the sight coming down the stairs.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel

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