Antonyms for non-essential

Grammar : Adj, adv, noun

Spell : non-uh-sen-shuhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˌnɒn əˈsɛn ʃəl

Definition of non-essential

Origin : also nonessential, 1717, from non- + essential (adj.). Attested as a noun from 1806.

As in incidental : adj related; minor
As in insignificant : adj not important; of no consequence
As in minute : adj unimportant
As in needless : adj unnecessary, groundless
As in nonessential : adj not needed or important
As in picayune : adj trivial
As in superfluous : adj extra, unnecessary
As in trivial : adj not important
As in uncalled-for : adj unnecessary
As in unessential : adj unnecessary
As in unimportant : adj of no real worth, value
As in unnecessary : adj not required
As in adventitious : adj from outside
As in unwanted : adj not wanted
As in inessential : adj unnecessary
As in supererogatory : adj superfluous
As in supervenient : adj incidental
As in unneeded : adj unnecessary
As in unrequired : adj unnecessary
As in cosmetic : adj beautifying; relating to appearance
As in dispensable : adj not necessary; able to be thrown away
As in expendable : adj not important
As in extraneous : adj unneeded; irrevelant
As in neither here nor there : adv unimportant
As in luxury items : noun expensive goods

Example sentences :

In the sphere of the non-essential there is no law,—there you are free.
Extract from : « The Essence of Christianity » by Ludwig Feuerbach

But was this frankness merely because she was dealing with what was non-essential to her?
Extract from : « The Second Fiddle » by Phyllis Bottome

The visibility or the invisibility of the glory of God does not render it non-essential to him.
Extract from : « Absurdities of Immaterialism » by Orson Pratt

There was other happiness in the world besides the non-essential one of love.
Extract from : « The Fighting Chance » by Robert W. Chambers

He accordingly pronounced it to be non-essential to the validity of warrants.
Extract from : « The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore » by John R. Hutchinson

We ignore this difference, psychologically, as a non-essential, mechanical one.
Extract from : « Language » by Edward Sapir

So there was no elimination of the non-essential he could make there.
Extract from : « Queed » by Henry Sydnor Harrison

Whatever is non-essential must be abandoned, no matter how attractive it may be.
Extract from : « How To Write Special Feature Articles » by Willard Grosvenor Bleyer

A vain sophistry insinuates that it is a subject of minor importance—a non-essential.
Extract from : « Tracts on the Sabbath » by Various

He invents or does without, in all non-essential matters, in regular Spartan style.
Extract from : « Homo-culture » by Martin Luther Holbrook

Synonyms for non-essential

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