Unnecessary and unwarranted:
— A strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life.

synoniemen: gratuitous, uncalled-for.

Roget 641: redundant; too much, too many; exuberant, inordinate, superabundant, excessive, overmuch, replete, profuse, lavish; prodigal etc. 818; exorbitant; overweening; extravagant; overcharged etc. v.; supersaturated, drenched, overflowing; running over, running to waste, running down.    crammed to overflowing, filled to overflowing; gorged, ready to burst; dropsical, turgid, plethoric; obese etc. 194.    superfluous, unnecessary, needless, supervacaneous^†, uncalled for, to spare, in excess; over and above etc. (remainder) 40; de trop [Fr.]; adscititious etc. (additional) 37; supernumerary etc. (reserve) 636; on one's hands, spare, duplicate, supererogatory, expletive; un peu fort [Fr.].    ... meer laten zien