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unnecessary(unimportant, trivial, valuable, required)
9
voluntary(unimportant, trivial)
9
inessential(noun, unimportant, trivial)
8
ancillary(extra, supplementary)
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needless(reasonable, unimportant, trivial)
5
unimportant(important, substantial, trivial)
4
nonessential(important, unimportant, trivial, essential)
4
superfluous
4
surplus(extra, wanting)
4
useless(unimportant, trivial)
3
extra(common, usual, unimportant, trivial)
3
dispensable(able, necessary)
3
spare(reserve, extra, thick)
3
contingent(unimportant, trivial)
2
optional
2
gratuitous
2
avoidable
2
doubtful
2
extraneous
2
redundant
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