All unessential synonyms
un·es·sen·tial
U u adj unessential
- in-effective — not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
- causeless — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- gratuitous — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
- inessential — not essential; not necessary; nonessential.
- inapposite — not apposite; not pertinent.
- counterproductive — Something that is counterproductive achieves the opposite result from the one that you want to achieve.
- drossy — containing dross.
adjective unessential
- extraneous — Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.
- noncompulsory — Not compulsory.
- worthless — without worth; of no use, importance, or value; good-for-nothing: a worthless person; a worthless contract.
- dispensable — capable of being dispensed with or done without; not necessary or essential.
- expendable — (of an object) Designed to be used only once and then abandoned or destroyed.
adverb unessential
- optionally — left to one's choice; not required or mandatory: Formal dress is optional.
- avoidably — In a manner so as to be avoidable.