Antonyms for nonessential
ˌnɒn əˈsɛn ʃəlnonessen·tial

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1. nonessentialnoun

   Antonyms:
   mandatory, required, essential, necessary

2. nonessentialadjective

   Not required; not essential.

   Antonyms:
   required, mandatory, necessary, essential

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1. inessential, nonessentialadjective

   anything that is not essential

   "they discarded all their inessentials"

   Antonyms:
   essential

   Synonyms:
   inessential

2. incidental, nonessentialadjective

   not of prime or central importance

   "nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"- Pubs.MLA

   Antonyms:
   essential

   Synonyms:
   accompanying, ensuant, sequent, incident, consequent, resultant, attendant, incidental, concomitant

How to use nonessential in a sentence?

1. Sucharita Kodali:

   It will take a long time for sales to get back to normal and for people to feel comfortable heading back to stores, we are in the midst of a recession, possibly a depression. If there's a nonessential retailer that can thrive in that retail environment, I want to know who they are.

2. Meredith Montgomery:

   Daytime, individual dog-walking services may be beneficial as people return to nonessential services, providing food-filled Kongs or feeding toys and puzzles for cats and dogs can also be a way to keep their minds happy and engaged while we are away at work.

3. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair:

   Unfortunately, some are making the choice to engage in nonessential travel. If they are going to make that choice, they should bear the full cost.

4. Jay Jacobs:

   We've stopped all nonessential business. This certainly is a nonessential primary if ever there was one.

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