nonessential

Definitions

Not absolutely necessary; dispensable.

Something that is not of primary importance or required.

Examples

She decided to cut all nonessential spending to save money for her vacation.

The manager asked the team to focus on core tasks and ignore any nonessential emails for the rest of the day.

During the emergency, the government restricted travel to only nonessential trips.

Synonyms

unnecessary dispensable superfluous extraneous optional trivial inessential

Antonyms

essential necessary vital crucial indispensable fundamental required