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What is another word for non-essential?

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Adjective

Not absolutely necessary (tending to be less forceful in meaning than inessential)

Not important, relevant or significant

Having a marginal or minor significance

Unwarranted or inappropriate due to being excessive or disproportionate

Something considered a (nonessential) luxury, typically expensive

A less significant item or fact

Something that is trivial or of little importance

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Adjective

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Not absolutely necessary (tending to be less forceful in meaning than inessential)

surplus to requirements

without rhyme or reason

needed like a hole in the head

spinning one's wheels

wild goose chase

more than enough

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“Chief executive Ged Curran said it was a challenge to strike the right balance between a low council tax and keeping non-essential services.”

Adjective

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Not important, relevant or significant

of little consequence

neither here nor there

not worth bothering about

not worth speaking of

meagre^UK

meager^US

nothing to do with it

without rhyme or reason

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

hardly worth mentioning

not worth worrying about

off the topic

not the issue

nothing to do with the case

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Adjective

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Having a marginal or minor significance

Adjective

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Unwarranted or inappropriate due to being excessive or disproportionate

unfavorable^US

grey^UK

gray^US

contrary to the rules

nothing to do with it

neither here nor there

out of character with

like a fish out of water

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Noun

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Something considered a (nonessential) luxury, typically expensive

Noun

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A less significant item or fact

matter of no consequence

thing of no consequence

thing of no importance

matter of no importance

much ado about nothing

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Noun

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Something that is trivial or of little importance

much ado about nothing

small potatoes

matter of no consequence

matter of no importance

no big thing

no great matter

thing of no consequence

thing of no importance

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