dispensable - 7 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | dispensable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not necessary; able to be thrown away |
| Synonyms: | excessive, expendable, minor, needless, nonessential, removable, superfluous, trivial, unimportant, unnecessary, useless, disposable, unrequired |
| Antonyms: | indispensable, necessary, needed, useful, irreplaceable |
| Main Entry: | expendable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not important |
| Synonyms: | dispensable, excess, nonessential, superfluous, unimportant, disposable, inessential, replaceable |
| Antonyms: | important, indispensable, necessary, useful |
| Main Entry: | needless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unnecessary, groundless |
| Synonyms: | dispensable, excessive, expendable, gratuitous, nonessential, pointless, redundant, superfluous, uncalled-for, unwanted, useless, causeless, inessential, undesired, unrequired |
| Antonyms: | necessary, needed, grounded |
| Main Entry: | nonessential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not needed or important |
| Synonyms: | dispensable, excessive, expendable, extraneous, insignificant, peripheral, petty, superfluous, trivial, unimportant, unnecessary, deadwood, excess baggage, inessential |
| Antonyms: | essential, important, necessary, needed |
| Main Entry: | superfluous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extra, unnecessary |
| Synonyms: | abounding, dispensable, excess, excessive, exorbitant, expendable, extravagant, extreme, gratuitous, inordinate, lavish, leftover, needless, nonessential, overflowing, profuse, redundant, remaining, spare, supernumerary, surplus, unasked, uncalled-for, unwanted, useless, de trop, in excess, inessential, overmuch, pleonastic, residuary, superabundant, supererogatory, superfluent, unneeded, unrequired |
| Notes: | superficial means not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually or of little substance or significance, while superfluous means more than is wanted or is sufficient or rendered unnecessary by superabundance |
| Antonyms: | important, necessary, needed |
| Main Entry: | unessential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unnecessary |
| Synonyms: | avoidable, beside the point*, dispensable, expendable, futile, irrelevant, needless, nonessential, optional, uncalled-for, unimportant, useless, worthless, inessential, unneeded, unrequired |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unnecessary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not required |
| Synonyms: | accidental, additional, avoidable, beside the point*, casual, chance, dispensable, excess, exorbitant, expendable, extraneous, extrinsic, fortuitous, futile, gratuitous, haphazard, irrelevant, lavish, needless, nonessential, optional, prodigal, profuse, random, redundant, superfluous, surplus, uncalled-for, uncritical, undesirable, unessential, useless, wanton, worthless, causeless, inessential, noncompulsory, supererogatory, unneeded, unrequired |
| Antonyms: | indispensable, necessary, needed, required |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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