Synonyms for inessential
ˌɪn ɪˈsɛn ʃəlinessen·tial

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1. inessentialadjective

   Synonyms:
   unessential, nonessential

   Antonyms:
   essential

2. inessentialadjective

   not essential

   Leave inessential items behind when there is a fire alarm.

   Synonyms:
   unessential, nonessential

   Antonyms:
   essential

3. inessentialadjective

   lacking essence or being

   Synonyms:
   unessential, nonessential

   Antonyms:
   essential

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1. inessential, nonessentialadjective

   anything that is not essential

   "they discarded all their inessentials"

   Synonyms:
   nonessential

   Antonyms:
   essential, necessary, requirement, requisite, necessity, basal, organic, substantial, biogenic, must(a), life-sustaining, constitutive(a), no-frills(a), constituent(a), virtual(a), substantive, vital, constitutional, staple, primary

2. inessential, unessentialadjective

   not basic or fundamental

   Synonyms:
   unessential

   Antonyms:
   requirement, essential, necessary, requisite, necessity, constitutional, constitutive(a), organic, substantive, life-sustaining, must(a), substantial, staple, vital, no-frills(a), primary, biogenic, constituent(a), virtual(a), basal

3. inessentialadjective

   not absolutely necessary

   Synonyms:
   unessential

   Antonyms:
   necessity, necessary, essential, requisite, requirement, staple, no-frills(a), basal, constitutional, virtual(a), constitutive(a), constituent(a), primary, substantive, life-sustaining, must(a), vital, biogenic, substantial, organic

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1. Walter Benjamin:

   Any translation which intends to perform a transmitting function cannot transmit anything but information -- hence, something inessential. This is the hallmark of bad translations.