non-essential
Could do without
Non-essential describes something that is not absolutely necessary or that can be done without.
During emergencies or budget cuts, non-essential services, workers, or spending are the first to be reduced or eliminated.
Non-essential travel was banned during the lockdown.
The term often appears in contexts where priorities must be established, distinguishing what is critical from what is merely convenient or desirable.
Exceeding what suffices
- redundantExceeding what's needed
- extraneousNot pertinent or essential
- unneededNot required at all
- gratuitousGiven without necessity
excessive · expendable · optional · avoidable · needless · surplus · wasteful · removable
Scale with lowered third
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
- negligibleToo small to consider
- pettyOf little importance
- inconsequentialLacking significance or impact
trifling · unimportant · marginal · incidental · frivolous · superficial · immaterial · peripheral
Supplementary addition
- add-onOptional supplementary component
- extraAdditional, beyond necessary
- complementaryMutually supplying lacks
- supportingBearing or sustaining
backup · spare · additional · auxiliary · secondary · adjunct · enhancement · attachment
Showy, abundant prosperity
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- splurgeSpend freely, impulsively
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
decadence · sumptuousness · frivolity · premium · designer · gourmet · exotic · jewelry
superfluous
Exceeding what suffices
- redundantExceeding what's needed
- extraneousNot pertinent or essential
- unneededNot required at all
gratuitous · excessive · expendable · optional · avoidable · needless · surplus · wasteful · removable · skippable
minor
Scale with lowered third
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
- negligibleToo small to consider
- pettyOf little importance
inconsequential · trifling · unimportant · marginal · incidental · frivolous · superficial · immaterial · peripheral · tangential
accessory
Supplementary addition
- add-onOptional supplementary component
- extraAdditional, beyond necessary
- complementaryMutually supplying lacks
supporting · backup · spare · additional · auxiliary · secondary · adjunct · enhancement · attachment · extension
opulence
Showy, abundant prosperity
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- splurgeSpend freely, impulsively
lavishness · decadence · sumptuousness · frivolity · premium · designer · gourmet · exotic · jewelry · splendor
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