needlessly

ˈniːdləsli
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Translation of needlessly from English into Dutch

Adverb

1.

unjustified

without any need or reason
  • She needlessly apologized for the mistake.Ze verontschuldigde zich onnodig voor de fout.
2.

excessive

to an extent beyond what is needed
  • The report was needlessly detailed.Het rapport was onnodig gedetailleerd.
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Synonyms and analogies of needlessly in English

Examples of needlessly in a sentence

  • The report was needlessly complicated.
  • He needlessly worried about the small details.
  • The instructions were needlessly complicated.

Translations of "needlessly" in Context ordered by category and frequency

onnodig

The child needlessly cried over a small scrape on the knee.

Het kind moest onnodig huilen om een klein schaafwondje op de knie.

She needlessly complicated the instructions, making them hard to understand.

Ze maakte de uitleg onnodig ingewikkeld, waardoor die moeilijk te volgen werd.

nodeloos

His criticism of the volunteers didn't sit well and sounded needlessly harsh.

Zijn kritiek op de vrijwilligers viel verkeerd en klonk nodeloos hard.

The team worked needlessly overtime due to a misunderstanding about the deadline.

Het team maakte nodeloos overuren door een misverstand over de deadline.

zonder noodzaak

She felt that he was sacrificed needlessly.

Ze vond dat hij zonder noodzaak werd opgeofferd.

They do not mend matters but only make you suffer more, and also suffer needlessly. 5.6.2.57

Zij helpen ons niet, maar vergroten enkel ons lijden. En dat alles zonder noodzaak! 5.6.2.57

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needlessly: Examples and translations in context

The author needlessly repeated the same paragraph throughout the book.

De auteur herhaalde dezelfde alinea onnodig vaak door het hele boek heen.

He needlessly criticized the proposal without fully understanding its benefits.

Hij bekritiseerde het voorstel onnodig, zonder de voordelen echt goed te begrijpen.

She needlessly added extra sugar to the recipe, making it too sweet.

Ze heeft er onnodig extra suiker bij gedaan, waardoor het veel te zoet werd.

The overestimating forecast led to too many resources being allocated needlessly.

Door de overschattende prognose werden er onnodig veel middelen vrijgemaakt.

They needlessly duplicated the report, wasting paper and resources.

Ze hebben het rapport onnodig dubbel gemaakt, waardoor papier en middelen zijn verspild.

The loss is great, should we needlessly prolong the time.

Het verlies is groot wanneer wij die tijd onnodig langer maken.

She needlessly interrupted the meeting, even though the topic was clear.

Ze viel de vergadering nodeloos in de rede, terwijl het onderwerp al duidelijk was.

They spent money needlessly on expensive gifts no one really wanted.

Ze gaven het geld nodeloos uit aan dure cadeaus die eigenlijk niemand wilde hebben.

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