Noun
- 1. inessential, nonessential, thing
- usage: anything that is not essential; "they discarded all their inessentials"
Adjective
- 1. inessential (vs. essential), unessential, accessorial, adscititious, incidental, nonessential, dispensable, expendable, extrinsic, secondary, unimportant, unnecessary#1, unneeded
- usage: not basic or fundamental
- 2. inessential, unnecessary (vs. necessary), unneeded
- usage: not absolutely necessary
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