English adjective: inessential | |||
1. | inessential not basic or fundamental | ||
Synonyms | unessential | ||
Similar | accessorial, adscititious, incidental, nonessential | ||
See also | dispensable, expendable, extrinsic, secondary, unimportant, unnecessary, unneeded | ||
Attribute | essentiality, essentialness | ||
Antonyms | essential | ||
2. | inessential not absolutely necessary | ||
Similar | unnecessary, unneeded | ||
Antonyms | necessary | ||
English noun: inessential | |||
1. | inessential (object) anything that is not essential | ||
Samples | They discarded all their inessentials. | ||
Synonyms | nonessential | ||
Broader (hypernym) | thing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | adjunct | ||
Antonyms | essential, necessary, requisite, necessity, requirement | ||