NONNECESSITY Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

nonnecessity

noun

Definition of nonnecessity

as in incidental

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Noun

Select one qualifying airline to receive up to $200 back per year on baggage fees and other incidentals.

— Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 2 June 2026
That includes park tickets, lodging, meals, ground transportation, and incidentals for all three people.

— Eve Chen, USA Today, 14 May 2026

Definition of incidental

Noun

Chivayo's Rolls-Royces, private aircraft, designer shoes, luxury watches, shopping trips abroad and multimillion-dollar gifts were a constant presence on social media, while his relationships with presidents gave him visibility far beyond Zimbabwe.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Located 20 minutes from the airport, in an area of Bali increasingly dominated by luxury tourism, Jimbaran Bay has maintained its high quality—in service and facilities alike—for three decades.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of luxury

Noun

For medi-spa devotees, dermal fillers and skin-tightening treatments are available, too.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Swapping the polyurethane for another filler would tailor the same basic architecture for energy absorption, vibration damping, thermal management, or other applications.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of filler

Noun

The island becoms a military node Keen Sword will also establish a joint coordination center at the Yonaguni garrison, where Japanese and US forces will conduct island-defense exercises and coordinate with equipment deployed at other locations.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Broadly, the idea is that consumers and small shops should have access to the tools, parts and information needed to repair their own electronic devices, farm equipment and cars, among other things.

— Robert Ferris, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of equipment

Noun

A lot of the students got started as extras on Killers of the Flower Moon and were inspired to begin acting.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026
Surveys of consumer sentiment and presidential approval polls continue to drift lower even as household spending on extras such as travel and dining out remains steady.

— Rob Wile, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of extra

Noun

Every print, fabric, embroidery, and silhouette was carefully considered to create pieces that feel both beautiful and effortless.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
The First Daughter’s powder blue dress and jacket were created with Eastern influences and required more than 1,000 hours of hand embroidery.

— Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of embroidery

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