need
noun
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation.
unneeded
-
a word derived from
need.
Example Sentences
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Mr. and Mrs. Chandler have done their own silent scrubbing of the texts and acknowledge “omitting unneeded repetitions and Soviet clichés.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Providing automatic penalty relief will end unneeded financial headaches for hundreds of thousands of taxpayers in the months ahead,” said Glen Frost, founding partner of Frost Law, a law firm representing cases before the IRS.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
If they are required to spend more on unneeded labor, that means less money for safety-enhancing technologies such as track-inspecting drones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
And lately, he’s instead been one more source of unneeded flux.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2025
I earned a decent amount of money each month by selling commercial time on my POV channel and by auctioning off any unneeded magic items, armor, or weapons I acquired during my travels.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
