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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 | ||
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