13
unnecessary(adjective, slight, lower, value, important)
13
inessential(noun, adjective, important, spare, insignificant)
13
unessential(adjective, adverb, casual, unimportant, useless)
12
incidental(adjective, mean, slight, small, minor)
11
immaterial(adjective, adverb, mean, slight, lower)
11
insignificant(adjective, mean, slight, lower, value)
10
dispensable(adjective, important, useless, extra, able)
10
extraneous(adjective, important, insignificant, extra, unnecessary)
9
extrinsic(adjective, casual, useless, extra, worthless)
9
inconsequential(adjective, mean, slight, lower, value)
9
trivial(adjective, mean, slight, lower, value)
8
unimportant(adjective, adverb, mean, slight, lower)
7
accidental(adjective, casual, irregular, useless, extra)
7
contingent(adjective, casual, irregular, secondary, subsidiary)
7
fortuitous(adjective, casual, irregular, useless, extra)
7
superfluous(adjective, important, spare, extreme, unimportant)
5
expendable(adjective, important, spare, extreme, useless)
5
foreign(adjective, insignificant, unnecessary, inconsequential, irrelevant)
5
minute(adjective, mean, slight, lower, value)
5
needless(adjective, spare, extreme, casual, useless)
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