3
petty(adjective, mean, slight, lower, value)
3
secondary(adjective, lower, inferior, casual, unimportant)
2
additional(adjective, casual, useless, extra, worthless)
2
alien(adjective, extraneous)
2
ascititious
2
attendant
2
beside the point(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, slight)
2
de trop(expression, spare, extreme, extra, surplus)
2
deadwood(adjective, important, extra, unnecessary, needed)
2
excess(spare, extreme, unimportant, useless, extra)
2
excessive(adjective, important, spare, extreme, useless)
2
external(adjective, extraneous)
2
in excess(expression, spare, extreme, useless, extra)
2
inapposite(insignificant, unnecessary, inconsequential, irrelevant, superfluous)
2
inappreciable(adjective, slight, small, insignificant, unimportant)
2
inconsiderable(adjective, mean, slight, lower, value)
2
indifferent(adjective, slight, lower, value, inferior)
2
inferior(adjective, lower, minor, junior, low-grade)
2
irrelative(insignificant, inconsequential, irrelevant)
2
little(adjective, mean, slight, lower, value)
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