| needless suffering | 0.86 | They wanted to see an end to what they termed needless suffering. | ||
| needless death | 0.66 | We need to bring to an end these needless deaths. | ||
| needless penalty | 0.39 | They have to cut out needless penalties. | ||
| needless casualty | 0.33 | They say the government has caused needless civilian casualties in the campaign. | ||
| needless complexity | 0.33 | This is exactly the sort of needless complexity it was the genius of the Eameses to cut through. | ||
| needless fear | 0.33 | It can succumb to needless fears and petty politics. | ||
| needless anxiety | 0.26 | The report caused needless anxiety to women who have attended the clinic. | ||
| needless delay | 0.26 | This will lead to needless delay. | ||
| needless loss | 0.26 | Reading this biography, one is struck with a sense of needless loss. | ||
| needless slaughter | 0.26 | The needless slaughter has been going on for more than a century. | ||
| needless surgery | 0.26 | My father died two years ago after what turned out to be needless surgery. |