Nonessential
Nonessential adjective - Not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end.
Usage example: money's tight, so we'll have to skip nonessential purchases
Optional and nonessential are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Optional" instead an adjective "Nonessential".
Optional
Optional adjective - Subject to one's freedom of choice.
Nonessential and optional are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nonessential" instead an adjective "Optional".
Nearby Words: option, optionally
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unimportant and nonessential
- unimportant and optional
- unessential and nonessential
- unessential and optional
- spare and nonessential
- spare and optional
- dispensable and nonessential
- dispensable and optional
- expendable and nonessential
- expendable and optional
- unnecessary and nonessential
- unnecessary and optional
- unwarranted and nonessential
- unwarranted and optional
Both words in one sentence
- An optional, nonessential, usually out-of-the-way part of a video game that is extremely difficult and/or time consuming to complete, yet is nonetheless required for 100% completion.
Source: That One Sidequest
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