unnötig
unnecessary; needless
English translations
- 01
unnecessary
Word details
- German meaning
- Etwas, das nicht gebraucht wird oder keine Funktion erfüllt.
- English meaning
- unnecessary
- Synonym
- überflüssig, entbehrlich
- German example
- Diese Ausgabe ist unnötig, da wir bereits genug haben.
- English example
- This expense is unnecessary, as we already have enough.
- Comparative
- unnötigerSuperlative: am unnötigsten
- Opposite of
- unnecessarynötig / notwendig
Related words
- verkomplizieren
To complicate
- überflüssig
superfluous
- verschwendet
Wasted
- entbehrlich
Dispensable
- doppelt gemoppelt
Overkill
- vergeudet
wasted
- puristisch
puristic
- umstandslos
Without further ado, straightforwardly
- Amtsschimmel
Red tape refers to excessive bureaucracy and unnecessary regulations in administration.
- Redundanz
Redundancy
- Tierquälerei
Animal cruelty
- Minimalist
A minimalist is a person who pursues a lifestyle focused on essentials and avoids unnecessary possessions.
- Ineffizienz
Inefficiency
- Quasselstrippe
Chatterbox
- Geraffel
clutter
- Anhängsel
Appendage
- Füllsel
filler
- Entrümplung
decluttering
- Getue
fuss, ado
- Umstandskrämer
A stickler is a person who is unnecessarily complicated and pedantic, often regarding rules or details.
- Kraftvergeudung
Waste of energy
- Zeitvergeudung
Waste of time
- Tüddelkram
knick-knacks, odds and ends
- Gnadentod
euthanasia
- vermeiden
to avoid
- aufbauschen
To embellish means to make something appear larger, more important, or more dramatic than it actually is.
- vergeuden
to waste
- zoffen
to bicker
- vom Hundertsten ins Tausendste kommen
To make a mountain out of a molehill means to unnecessarily complicate or exaggerate something.
- verplempern
To waste
- ein Fass aufmachen
To make a fuss
- vertrödeln
to dawdle, to fritter away
- hinziehen
To drag out
- verzichtbar
Expendable means that something is not absolutely necessary and can be dispensed with.
- überschüssig
Surplus
- verschnöselt
fussy, over-decorated
- Ballast
Ballast
- Schnickschnack
Frills, Knick-knacks
- Hickhack
Hassle
- Künstelei
affectation, artificiality, mannerism
- Verschwenderin
Spendthrift
- Verschwender
Wasteful person, squanderer
- Palaver
Chatter, palaver
- Gerümpel
Clutter, junk
- Klimbim
Knick-knacks, odds and ends, junk
- Übertötung
Overkilling
- Brimborium
Fanfare, fuss, hullabaloo
- Weitschweifigkeit
Verbosity, prolixity
Example sentences with “unnötig”
Das war völlig unnötig. (That was completely unnecessary.)
Frequently asked questions
How do you emphasize 'unnötig'?
You can add intensifiers like 'völlig', 'absolut', or 'ganz' before it.