NEEDLESS

adj. 1 unnecessary, non-essential, unessential, unneeded, unwanted, useless, uncalled-for, gratuitous, superfluous, redundant, excess, excessive, tautological, dispensable, expendable, supererogatory, de trop, pleonastic He went to a lot of needless trouble to change the tyre It is needless to raise further questions. 2 needless to say. naturally, (as a matter) of course, obviously, it goes without saying Needless to say, he will have to resign when this comes to light