What does subessential mean?
Subessential means (rare) Less than essential; unimportant..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(rare) Less than essential; unimportant..
There were other things pressing, but look how subessential—continuing to read the pulp novel on the bed stand, droning through the video game on the computer, phoning the new restaurant to ask the time of the early-bird special, […]
Use subessential when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Subessential means (rare) Less than essential; unimportant..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There were other things pressing, but look how subessential—continuing to read the pulp novel on the bed stand, droning through the video game on the computer, phoning the new restaurant to ask the time of the early-bird special, […]
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