needless to say

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needless to say (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) Clearly, obviously.

   Having won the championship, he is, needless to say, a very happy man.

   • 1951 September, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 623:

     Some time ago I was on the footplate of an engine fresh from the shops after overhaul, and the combined efforts of driver and fireman were needed to open and close the regulator. Needless to say, the men were not in a very happy frame of mind."

• Also with various other comparable verbs, e.g. "needless to mention", "needless to repeat", "needless to rehearse".

• go without saying
• not to mention
• suffice to say
• it goes without saying