omittable

Can be dropped

Omittable means able to be left out or excluded without significant consequence.

An omittable detail isn't essential to the whole: The third paragraph is omittable—it just repeats what came before.

Also spelled omissible, though omittable is more common.

dispensable

expendable

Able to be sacrificed

unneeded · nonessential · superfluous · redundant · surplus · gratuitous · extraneous · inessential · skippable · cuttable

negligible

trivial

Lacking significance or weight

inconsequential · unimportant · immaterial · petty · incidental · forgettable · dismissible · ignorable · inappreciable · unremarkable

peripheral

secondary

Lesser in rank

subsidiary · accessory · adjunct · tangential · parenthetical · digressive · noncore · supportive · subordinate · background

Opposites
necessity/requirement

omittablemandatory

Required by rule

required · obligatory · essential · compulsory · necessary

Family

omit, omission, omitting, omits, omitted

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