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adjective
adventicius, dispensable, extraneous, extrinsic, immaterial, inapposite, incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, irrelevant, meaningless, minor, needless, negligible, nonessential, of no account, of no consequence, secondary, superfluous, trifling, trivial, uncalled-for, unimportant, unnecessary, unneeded
associated concepts: minimis
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collateral (immaterial), expendable, extraneous, extrinsic, gratuitous (unwarranted), immaterial, inapposite, inconsequential, inconsiderable, irrelevant, minor, needless, negligible, nonessential, null (insignificant), petty, remote (small), secondary, slight, superfluous, supplementary, unnecessary
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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unessential — [un΄ə sen′shəl] adj. not essential; that can be dispensed with n. an unessential thing … English World dictionary
Unessential — Un es*sen tial, n. Something not constituting essence, or something which is not of absolute necessity; as, forms are among the unessentials of religion. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Unessential — Un es*sen tial, a. 1. Not essential; not of prime importance; not indispensable; unimportant. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. Void of essence, or real being. [R.] Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unessential — [adj] unnecessary avoidable, beside the point*, dispensable, expendable, futile, inessential, irrelevant, needless, nonessential, optional, uncalled for, unimportant, unneeded, unrequired, useless, worthless; concept 546 … New thesaurus
unessential — adj. unessential to * * * [ˌʌnɪ senʃ(ə)l] unessential to … Combinatory dictionary
unessential — unessentially, adv. /un euh sen sheuhl/, adj. 1. not of prime importance; not indispensable. n. 2. an unessential thing; nonessential. [1650 60; UN 1 + ESSENTIAL] Syn. 1. unnecessary, dispensable, unimportant. * * * … Universalium
unessential — adj. & n. adj. 1 not essential (cf. INESSENTIAL). 2 not of the first importance. n. an unessential part or thing … Useful english dictionary
unessential — adjective Date: circa 1656 1. not essential ; dispensable, unimportant 2. archaic void of essence ; insubstantial … New Collegiate Dictionary
unessential — adjective Not essential Syn: inessential Ant: essential … Wiktionary
unessential — Synonyms and related words: accessory, accident, accidental, addendum, addition, additional, adjunct, adrift, adscititious, adventitious, aleatory, appendage, appurtenance, appurtenant, ascititious, auxiliary, back burner, beside the mark, beside … Moby Thesaurus