needn't

[ need-nt ]

1. contraction of need not.

Usage Note

See contraction.

Example Sentences

If you were tempted to say that Carpenter was on top of the world, you needn’t have bothered: Set in an imagined Midcentury bachelorette pad high above a city — a penthouse on the 69th floor, she told us with a wink — Friday’s fun and frisky concert made the point on its own.

From Los Angeles Times

It is the only aspect of the Olympics that needn’t be politicized or commercialized.

From Los Angeles Times

In the ad, Berlant suggests that the woman on the mountain needn't huff and puff on that ragged path upwards — an act meant to symbolize eating a plant-based diet to save the planet.

From Salon

“This needn’t add to the cost of living. Where voluntary action on reformulation has failed, the levy forces the food industry to do the right thing.”

From Salon

One needn’t be a lawyer to understand that this provision applies to “words spoken” and “in debate” — on the floor of the House or Senate, or in a committee meeting, in other words.

From Seattle Times