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单词 non essential
释义
(adjective) 
Definition
not absolutely necessary
The crisis has led to the closure of a number of non-essential services.
Synonyms
unnecessary
The slaughter of whales is unnecessary and inhuman.
peripheral
That information is peripheral to the main story.
unimportant
It was an unimportant job, and paid very little.
superfluous
My presence at the afternoon's proceedings was superflous.
extraneous
Just give me the basic facts, with no extraneous details.
expendable
Once we're of no more use to them, we're expendable.
dispensable
These resources are dispensable.
inessential
We judged footnotes inessential to the text.
excessive
Opposites
important
,
significant
,
essential
,
vital
,
indispensable

Additional synonyms

in the sense of dispensable
Definition
not essential
These resources are dispensable.
Synonyms
expendable,
unnecessary,
disposable,
superfluous,
nonessential,
inessential,
unrequired
in the sense of expendable
Definition
able to be sacrificed to achieve an objective, esp. a military one
Once we're of no more use to them, we're expendable.
Synonyms
dispensable,
unnecessary,
unimportant,
replaceable,
nonessential,
inessential
in the sense of extraneous
Definition
not essential or relevant to the situation or subject being considered
Just give me the basic facts, with no extraneous details.
Synonyms
nonessential,
unnecessary,
extra,
additional,
redundant,
needless,
peripheral,
supplementary,
incidental,
superfluous,
unneeded,
inessential,
adventitious,
unessential

Nearby words of
non-essential

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  • nominee
  • non compos mentis
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  • non-partisan
  • non-payment
  • non-stop

Synonyms of 'non-essential'

non-essential

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of inessential
Definition
not necessary
We judged footnotes inessential to the text.
Synonyms
unnecessary,
redundant,
superfluous,
spare,
surplus,
optional,
needless,
extraneous,
extrinsic,
uncalled-for,
dispensable
in the sense of peripheral
Definition
not relating to the most important part of something
That information is peripheral to the main story.
Synonyms
secondary,
beside the point,
minor,
marginal,
irrelevant,
superficial,
unimportant,
incidental,
tangential,
inessential
in the sense of superfluous
Definition
more than is sufficient or required
My presence at the afternoon's proceedings was superflous.
Synonyms
excess,
surplus,
redundant,
remaining,
extra,
spare,
excessive,
unnecessary,
in excess,
needless,
left over,
on your hands,
surplus to requirements,
uncalled-for,
unneeded,
residuary,
supernumerary,
superabundant,
pleonastic,
unrequired,
supererogatory
in the sense of unimportant
Definition
trivial or insignificant
It was an unimportant job, and paid very little.
Synonyms
insignificant,
minor,
petty,
trivial,
slight,
irrelevant,
worthless,
trifling,
paltry,
immaterial,
inconsequential,
low-ranking,
of no consequence,
nickel-and-dime (US, slang),
of no account,
nugatory,
not worth mentioning,
of no moment
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