UNNEEDED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unneeded mean? 

• UNNEEDED (adjective)
  The adjective UNNEEDED has 1 sense:

1. not necessary

  Familiarity information: UNNEEDED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNNEEDED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not necessary

Synonyms:

unnecessary; unneeded

Similar:

excess; extra; redundant; spare; supererogatory; superfluous; supernumerary; surplus (more than is needed, desired, or required)

gratuitous; needless; uncalled-for (unnecessary and unwarranted)

inessential (not absolutely necessary)

spare (kept in reserve especially for emergency use)

Also:

inessential; unessential (not basic or fundamental)

Attribute:

necessity (the condition of being essential or indispensable)

 Context examples 

Proteasomes are large protease complexes that degrade unneeded or damaged proteins that have been ubiquinated.

(Ixazomib, NCI Thesaurus)

They check to see that the trial is well designed, legal, ethical, does not involve unneeded risks, and includes a safety plan for patients.

(Institutional Review Board, NCI Dictionary)

Proteasomes are large protease complexes that degrade unneeded or damaged proteins that have been ubiquitinated.

(Oprozomib, NCI Thesaurus)

This is one method the body uses to get rid of unneeded or abnormal cells.

(Apoptosis, NCI Dictionary)

This stimulation brought the subjects’ attention back to the unneeded item and interfered with their performance on the recognition test for the item they were asked to focus on.

(Recalling temporary memories, NIH)

“For those who are already consuming chocolate, I would advise them to look for the darker ones,” Djoussé adds, “not the white chocolate or the milk chocolate. You won’t get any of the benefit. It’s just going to be unneeded calories.”

(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The brain activity patterns representing the other, temporarily unneeded, item disappeared―similar to what's observed when people are asked to forget information.

(Recalling temporary memories, NIH)

Using a technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, the researchers attempted to stimulate the memory of the temporarily unneeded item.

(Recalling temporary memories, NIH)