Inessential
Inessential adjective - Not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end.
Lesser and inessential are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lesser" instead an adjective "Inessential".
Lesser
Lesser adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.
Inessential and lesser are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inessential" instead an adjective "Lesser".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unimportant and inessential
- unimportant and lesser
- insignificant and inessential
- insignificant and lesser
- inferior and inessential
- inferior and lesser
- petty and inessential
- petty and lesser
- small and inessential
- small and lesser
- little and inessential
- little and lesser
- slight and inessential
- slight and lesser
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