Inessential
Inessential adjective - Not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end.
Usage example: he writes very spare prose, with nary an inessential word to be found
Superfluous is a synonym for inessential in unnecessary topic. In some cases you can use "Superfluous" instead an adjective "Inessential".
Superfluous
Superfluous adjective - Being over what is needed.
Inessential is a synonym for superfluous in unnecessary topic. You can use "Inessential" instead an adjective "Superfluous", if it concerns topics such as extra.
Nearby Words: superfluity, superfluously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unimportant and inessential
- unimportant and superfluous
- excess and inessential
- excess and superfluous
- surplus and inessential
- surplus and superfluous
- unessential and inessential
- unessential and superfluous
- nonessential and inessential
- nonessential and superfluous
- spare and inessential
- spare and superfluous
- excessive and inessential
- excessive and superfluous
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