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Synonyms & Antonyms for nonessential
Synonyms
dispensable, gratuitous, inessential, needless, uncalled-for, unessential, unnecessary, unwarranted
Antonyms
essential, indispensable, necessary, needed, needful, required
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Some workers have begun returning to the plant's entrance after evacuating and nonessential personnel were sent home for the day. — Fox News, "Explosion, fire injure 37 at Houston-area ExxonMobil refinery," 31 July 2019 That could leave Oregon’s economy vulnerable to a steady erosion of jobs over time, or a sharp decline during a recession if companies scale back nonessential operations in outposts. — Mike Rogoway, oregonlive.com, "Portland shipbuilder Vigor Industrial sells to D.C. investment firm," 25 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nonessential.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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