as in unnecessary
not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end
money's tight, so we'll have to skip nonessential purchases
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Recent Examples of nonessential
Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 11 May 2026
New York Penn Station will also only be open to matchgoers beginning four hours before the start of games, and area residents were urged to avoid nonessential NJ Transit travel on game days.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Caitlyn Kim, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Officials on Sunday were also asking nonessential businesses to close and said their water service would be shut off.
—Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 11 May 2026
New York Penn Station will also only be open to matchgoers beginning four hours before the start of games, and area residents were urged to avoid nonessential NJ Transit travel on game days.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Noun
Anything deemed nonessential would be put on hold, so Americans could experience delays with certain services and hundreds of thousands of federal workers will go without pay.
—Caitlyn Kim, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonessential
Adjective
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Prosecutors argue the order is needed to protect the jury pool, while defense attorneys contend the request is unsupported and unnecessary.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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Domingo could handle the sudden slide into horror, having also played Joe Jackson this year, but the gory resolution seemed unnecessary.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Ambassadors Clubhouse, with its extravagance and its storytelling, seems to be where the ambition lives.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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But where the décor favors restraint, the food chooses extravagance.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
Noun
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In the Menil work, the central character is an artist brandishing a bouquet of colored pencils, surrounded by a seraphic tumble of monochrome extras that are her handiwork.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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All of the premium suites here come with an array of extras like free afternoon tea and complimentary evening drinks, access to the private beach club area, and, for those staying at least three nights, a 60-minute massage.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Noun
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To bear witness to the superfluity of beauty in the world.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2026
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If both parties orgasmed, all the better as this would help in the excretion of harmful superfluities.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This includes square footage of housing as well as amenities that are once viewed as luxuries but are now seen as necessities, such as dishwashers and air-conditioning.—
Allison Schrager,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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The analyst said shareholders should be impressed, noting that demand remains robust, especially in luxury homes.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Utilized in treatments and in the decor, gold is all around, and to be bathed in it is quite the indulgence.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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The mayor certainly wouldn’t have gotten an indulgence from city taxpayers if that had not been the case.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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“Nonessential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonessential. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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