inessential
/ˌɪnɪˈsɛnʃəl/
adjective
- Not necessary or important; not essential.
- In an emergency, focus on what matters and ignore inessential tasks.
- We packed only the basics and left all inessential items behind.
- The report was full of inessential details that confused the main point.
noun
- A thing that is not necessary or important.
- She learned to separate essentials from inessentials when moving abroad.
- The manual listed many inessentials that could be skipped.
- The budget cuts targeted inessentials like office decorations.