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Nonessential

Not essential.

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Inessential 84% connected

Having no essence or being.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Inessential 84% connected

Having no essence or being.

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Unessential 84% connected

Not essential; not of prime importance; not indispensable; unimportant.

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Unessential 84% connected

Not essential; not of prime importance; not indispensable; unimportant.

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Adjunct 76% connected

Conjoined; attending; consequent.

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Thing 76% connected

Whatever exists, or is conceived to exist, as a separate entity, whether animate or inanimate; any separable or distinguishable object of thought.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Accidental 74% connected

Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Accidental 74% connected

Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit.

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Accidental 92% connected

Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Inessential 92% connected

Having no essence or being.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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