Essential
//ɪˈsɛn.ʃəl//
Antonyms for "essential" (68 found)
Adjective(66 words)
accessorialaccidentaladscititiousbasebeinglesscontemptibledispensableexternalextinctextraneousextrinsicfacultativefoolishfor the birdsfrivolousfutileidleignorableimmaterialincidental
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inconsequentialinconsiderableindifferentinessentialinexistentinsignificantlike a fart in a windstormmeagermeanminornegligiblenon-essentialnondescriptnonessentialnonexistentnonobligatenonobligatorynonrequisitenothingburgernullotiosepaltrypettypicayunepicayunishpiddlingpiddlypissantpitifulpointlesssillysimpleslighttin-pottriflingtrivialtwo-bitunessentialunimportantunnecessaryunneededunweightyvainworthlesswretchedzilch
Noun(2 words)
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