5
sterile(adjective, poor, base, inferior, insignificant)
5
supererogatory(adjective, extra, unwarranted, surplus, unnecessary)
4
disposable
4
excess(adjective, extra, surplus, unnecessary, pointless)
4
fortuitous(adjective, casual, useless, extra, worthless)
4
futile(adjective, poor, base, inferior, insignificant)
4
impertinent(adjective, unimportant, unwarranted, irrelevant, unconnected)
4
inappropriate(adjective, useless, unwarranted, unnecessary, irrelevant)
4
inconsiderable(adjective, small, unimportant, minor)
4
negligible(adjective, small, unimportant, minor)
4
peripheral
4
pleonastic(adjective, extra, surplus, unnecessary)
4
subsidiary
4
surplus(adjective, extra, unnecessary, pointless, superfluous)
3
accessory
3
additional
3
adscititious
3
barren(adjective, poor, base, inferior, insignificant)
3
beside the point(expression, adjective, idiom, unnecessary)
3
contemptible(adjective, poor, base, inferior, insignificant)
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