All deadwood synonyms
dead·wood
D d adj deadwood
- unnecessary — not necessary or essential; needless; unessential.
- peripheral — pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery: peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.
- inessential — not essential; not necessary; nonessential.
- dispensable — capable of being dispensed with or done without; not necessary or essential.
- insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- superfluous — being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.
- trivial — of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters.
- unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
noun deadwood
- hanger-on — a person who remains in a place or attaches himself or herself to a group, another person, etc., although not wanted, especially in the hope or expectation of personal gain.
- lagniappe — Chiefly Southern Louisiana and Southeast Texas. a small gift given with a purchase to a customer, by way of compliment or for good measure; bonus.
- spare — to refrain from harming or destroying; leave uninjured; forbear to punish, hurt, or destroy: to spare one's enemy.
- spare tire — a tire used or kept available as an emergency replacement on a vehicle.
- superfluity — the state of being superfluous.
- triviality — something trivial; a trivial matter, affair, remark, etc.: cocktail conversation marked by trivialities.
- third wheel — odd person out among three people