unnecessaries
Items without purpose
Things not needed or essential.
The term appears in older or formal contexts to describe expenditures, possessions, or activities deemed superfluous: The budget cut all unnecessaries.
It contrasts with necessaries—the basic requirements for living.
The word sounds dated; modern usage favors "unnecessary things" or "nonessentials."
Amount exceeding requirement
- overkillUnnecessary additional effort
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
glut · overabundance · oversupply · overstock · surfeit · superabundance · profusion · plethora
Exceeding what's needed
- extraneousNot pertinent or essential
- inessentialNot strictly necessary
- nonessentialNot required or needed
- unneededNot required at all
dispensable · gratuitous · incidental · peripheral · frivolous · trivial · optional · expendable
Worthless discarded items
- messDisorderly, troublesome condition
- disarrayLack of order
- litterScattered waste or debris
- disorderAbsence of organization
jumble · muddle · chaos · tangle · heap · pile · hodgepodge · bric-a-brac
Reject or garbage
- garbageDiscarded waste material
- rubbishWaste or nonsense
- trashDiscarded worthless material
- scrapsSmall remaining pieces
litter · debris · junk · landfill · recyclables · compost · e-waste · effluent
Made for one use
- throwawayDesigned for discard
- rejectsRefuses or discards
- castoffsAbandoned possessions
- remnantsWhat stays after most goes
leftovers · scraps · dregs · chaff · dross · refuse · rubbish · trash
Cutting vegetation for health
- paringCutting away rind
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
- simplifyingMaking less complex
minimizing · decluttering · downsizing · editing · weeding out · culling · shedding · eliminating
surplus
Amount exceeding requirement
- overkillUnnecessary additional effort
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- redundancyNeedless duplication
overflow · glut · overabundance · oversupply · overstock · surfeit · superabundance · profusion · plethora · extras
redundant
Exceeding what's needed
- extraneousNot pertinent or essential
- inessentialNot strictly necessary
- nonessentialNot required or needed
unneeded · dispensable · gratuitous · incidental · peripheral · frivolous · trivial · optional · expendable · ancillary
junk
Worthless discarded items
disorder · jumble · muddle · chaos · tangle · heap · pile · hodgepodge · bric-a-brac · knickknacks
refuse
Reject or garbage
scraps · litter · debris · junk · landfill · recyclables · compost · e-waste · effluent · sewage
disposable
Made for one use
remnants · leftovers · scraps · dregs · chaff · dross · refuse · rubbish · trash · garbage
pruning
Cutting vegetation for health
- paringCutting away rind
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- streamliningMaking more aerodynamic or efficient
simplifying · minimizing · decluttering · downsizing · editing · weeding out · culling · shedding · eliminating · reducing
unnecessariesnecessaries
Indispensable items or supplies
essentials · necessities · requirements · needs · must-haves