What is another word for inessentials?

Pronunciation: [ɪnɪsˈɛnʃə͡lz] (IPA)

Inessentials are items or things that are not essential or necessary. There are several synonyms for the word inessentials, including non-essentials, extras, accessories, luxuries, and indulgences. These words are typically used to describe things we don't need, but we desire or want. Non-essentials refer to the things that are not necessary or fundamental. Extras are the things that are not part of the essential things but are added for enhancement or improvement. Accessories refer to supplementary items that enhance the function or appearance of something. Luxuries are the non-essential things that bring comfort or pleasure to our lives. Indulgences are things that we give in to, despite not needing them.

What are the hypernyms for Inessentials?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Inessentials

It is giving up the inessentials which have grown beyond one's powers, for the sake of the duties which, after all, are most essentially imposed on one by the nature of one's powers.
"The Letters of William James, Vol. II"
William James
Many went through life so entirely satisfied with inessentials; so half-awake.
"The Disturbing Charm"
Berta Ruck
Here is the case, bared of all inessentials: Swain crosses the wall about eleven o'clock, cutting his wrist as he does so; Miss Vaughan meets him about eleven-thirty, and after a time, finds that his wrist is bleeding and ties her handkerchief about it; they agree to have her father examined for lunacy, arrange a meeting for the next night, and are about to separate, when her father rushes in upon them, savagely berates Swain and takes his daughter away.
"The Gloved Hand"
Burton E. Stevenson

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