They plan to evacuate all nonessential personnel from the embassy.
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Nonessential
Synonyms for "nonessential" (147 found)
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Closest matches (30)
Adjective(6 words)
accessoryaccidentaccidentaladdendumadditionadditionaladjunctadriftadscititiousadventitiousaleatoryappendageappurtenanceappurtenantascititiousauxiliaryback burnerback-burnerbeside the markbeside the point
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beside the questioncasual
Noun(2 words)
ancillary objectivebottom tier
Strong matches (44)
Adjective(13 words)
classcosmetic accessorycosmetic upgradedispensableelectiveexpendableextrasextrinsic tongue musclesfrillgroupignorableimmaterial entityinessentiality
Noun(1 words)
Related words (73)
inferiorinsignificantirrelativeirrelevantlittlemere chanceminorminuteneedlessnegligiblenihil ad remnot at issuenot vitalnot-selfoccasionaloff the subjectotherout-of-the-wayparentheticparenthetical
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Adjective(20 words)
irrelevant subjectluxurynoncrucialnonrestrictivenonvitalomissibleoptionaloptional itemoptional serviceoptional task policyornamental trimotioseparentheticperipheralsubcategoryunimportant claimunnecessarinessunnecessaryunneedednessvoluntary
Noun(3 words)
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18 entriesadjunctauxiliaryelective procedurefrillgadgetincidentalinessentialityluxuryminor detailnonessential equipmentnonessential goodsnonessential servicesnonessential traveloptional activityoptional serviceperipheral
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Collocations
10 entriesnonessential activitynonessential detailnonessential equipmentnonessential goodsnonessential itemnonessential readingnonessential servicenonessential statusnonessential tasknonessential travel
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
4 entriessimilar
2 entriesSample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Officials had already closed major tourist attractions — the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre — but starting Sunday, most other places where people would gather — restaurants, cinemas, nonessential retail — will be closed as well.
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The U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico will close to nonessential travelers from midnight on Saturday.
Source: tatoeba (8623701)
Italy has closed all nonessential businesses.
Source: tatoeba (8626090)
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