inessential

adjective

in·es·sen·tial ˌi-nə-ˈsen(t)-shəl

Synonyms of inessential next

: not essential : unessential

: having no essence

inessential noun

Examples of inessential in a Sentence

he writes very spare prose, with nary an inessential word to be found

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That kind of wheel-spinning can be infuriating in a genre show; think of how the second season of Yellowjackets eventually became too unwieldy or how certain episodes of Lost (one of From’s clear inspirations) felt inessential. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024 The season ended, the credits rolled, and I was tossed into the abyss of inessential programming. —

Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024 The new character forces viewers to make sense of a convoluted, ultimately inessential timeline of the reporting process; her point of entry into Lina’s life is especially confusing. —

Judy Berman, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024 The commentary was no less inessential with the addition of Jimmy Fallon, who also has a show on NBC. —

Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for inessential