Necessary Antonyms

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additional

added
affixed
appended
further
increased
more
new
on the side
option
other

contingent

accidental
casual
chance
controlled by
dependent
fluky
fortuitous
haphazard
incidental
likely

extra

added
additional
ancillary
another
auxiliary
beyond
button
extraneous
extraordinary
fresh

inessential

accidental
additional
avoidable
beside the point
casual
causeless
chance
dispensable
excess
exorbitant

insignificant

casual
immaterial
inappreciable
inconsequential
inconsiderable
infinitesimal
irrelevant
lesser
light
lightweight

minor

accessory
below the mark
bush-league
casual
dependent
dinky
inconsequential
inconsiderable
inferior
junior

needless

causeless
dispensable
excessive
expendable
gratuitous
inessential
nonessential
pointless
redundant
superfluous

nonessential

deadwood
dispensable
excess baggage
excessive
expendable
extraneous
inessential
insignificant
peripheral
petty

optional

alternative
arbitrary
discretional
discretionary
elective
extra
facultative
free
no strings attached
noncompulsory

secondary

accessory
alternate
auxiliary
backup
bush-league
collateral
consequential
contingent
dependent
dinky

trivial

atomic
beside the point
commonplace
diminutive
evanescent
everyday
flimsy
frivolous
immaterial
inappreciable

unimportant

beside the point
casual
frivolous
frothy
immaterial
inconsequential
inconsiderable
indifferent
insignificant
irrelevant

unnecessary

accidental
additional
avoidable
beside the point
casual
causeless
chance
dispensable
excess
exorbitant

useless

abortive
bootless
counterproductive
disadvantageous
dysfunctional
expendable
feckless
fruitless
futile
good-for-nothing

voluntary

autonomous
chosen
deliberate
designful
discretional
elected
free
free-willed
freely
gratuitous

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