NONESSENTIALS Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

nonessentials

noun

plural of nonessential

as in extravagances

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Noun

And as in those days, extravagances like butler service and delicacies like caviar, lobster, and seafood towers are at the ready.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Still, Stroheim’s spending was out of control—literally so, insofar as attempting to rein him in seemed to provoke new extravagances.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026

Definition of extravagances

Noun

Many of the luxuries and safety features seen as standard today, such as console screens or air bags, are difficult to jam into spaces that were never designed for them.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 July 2026
Gang bosses had enjoyed surreal luxuries inside — a zoo, a discotheque, a cockfight arena — while directing rackets that had spread across the hemisphere as Tren de Aragua took control of smuggling routes and victimized Venezuelan immigrants.

— Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 10 July 2026

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