| Main Entry: | dispensable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not necessary; able to be thrown away |
Synonyms: |
disposable, excessive, expendable, minor, needless, nonessential, removable, superfluous, trivial, unimportant, unnecessary, unrequired, useless |
Antonyms: |
indispensable, irreplaceable, necessary, needed, useful |
| Main Entry: | expendable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not important |
Synonyms: |
dispensable, disposable, excess, inessential, nonessential, replaceable, superfluous, unimportant |
Antonyms: |
important, indispensable, necessary, useful |
| Main Entry: | needless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unnecessary, groundless |
Synonyms: |
causeless, dispensable, excessive, expendable, gratuitous, inessential, nonessential, pointless, redundant, superfluous, uncalled-for, undesired, unrequired, unwanted, useless |
Antonyms: |
grounded, necessary, needed |
| Main Entry: | nonessential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not needed or important |
Synonyms: |
deadwood, dispensable, excess baggage, excessive, expendable, extraneous, inessential, insignificant, peripheral, petty, superfluous, trivial, unimportant, unnecessary |
Antonyms: |
essential, important, necessary, needed |
| Main Entry: | superfluous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extra, unnecessary |
Synonyms: |
abounding, de trop, dispensable, excess, excessive, exorbitant, expendable, extravagant, extreme, gratuitous, in excess, inessential, inordinate, lavish, leftover, needless, nonessential, overflowing, overmuch, pleonastic, profuse, redundant, remaining, residuary, spare, superabundant, supererogatory, superfluent, supernumerary, surplus, unasked, uncalled-for, unneeded, unrequired, unwanted, useless |
| 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, inessential, irrelevant, needless, nonessential, optional, uncalled-for, unimportant, unneeded, unrequired, useless, worthless |
| Main Entry: | unnecessary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not required |
Synonyms: |
accidental, additional, avoidable, beside the point, casual, causeless, chance, dispensable, excess, exorbitant, expendable, extraneous, extrinsic, fortuitous, futile, gratuitous, haphazard, inessential, irrelevant, lavish, needless, noncompulsory, nonessential, optional, prodigal, profuse, random, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous, surplus, uncalled-for, uncritical, undesirable, unessential, unneeded, unrequired, useless, wanton, worthless |
Antonyms: |
indispensable, necessary, needed, required |
| Main Entry: | inessential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unnecessary |
Synonyms: |
accidental, additional, avoidable, beside the point, casual, causeless, chance, dispensable, excess, exorbitant, expendable, extraneous, extrinsic, fortuitous, futile, gratuitous, haphazard, irrelevant, lavish, needless, noncompulsory, nonessential, optional, prodigal, profuse, random, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous, surplus, uncalled-for, uncritical, undesirable, unessential, unneeded, unrequired, useless, wanton, worthless |
| Main Entry: | supererogatory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superfluous |
Synonyms: |
abounding, de trop, dispensable, excess, excessive, exorbitant, expendable, extra, extravagant, extreme, gratuitous, in excess, inessential, inordinate, lavish, leftover, needless, nonessential, overflowing, overmuch, pleonastic, profuse, redundant, remaining, residuary, spare, superabundant, superfluent, supernumerary, surplus, unasked, uncalled-for, unneeded, unrequired, unwanted, useless |
| Main Entry: | unneeded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unnecessary |
Synonyms: |
accidental, additional, avoidable, beside the point, casual, causeless, chance, dispensable, excess, exorbitant, expendable, extraneous, extrinsic, fortuitous, futile, gratuitous, haphazard, inessential, irrelevant, lavish, needless, noncompulsory, nonessential, optional, prodigal, profuse, random, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous, surplus, uncalled-for, uncritical, undesirable, unessential, unrequired, useless, wanton, worthless |