| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | added | extra or additional |
| 2. | avoidable | able to be avoided |
| 3. | beside the point | irrelevant to the issue |
| 4. | cancelable | able to be canceled |
| 5. | cuttable | able to be cut |
| 6. | deletable | able to be deleted |
| 7. | discardable | able to be discarded |
| 8. | discretionary | left to personal choice |
| 9. | dispensable | able to be done without |
| 10. | droppable | able to be dropped |
| 11. | elective | chosen, not required |
| 12. | eliminable | able to be eliminated |
| 13. | erasable | able to be erased |
| 14. | excess | more than needed |
| 15. | excessive | more than necessary |
| 16. | excludable | able to be left out |
| 17. | expendable | able to be sacrificed |
| 18. | extra | more than required |
| 19. | extraneous | not relevant or needed |
| 20. | extravagant | excessive beyond need |
| 21. | facultative | optional rather than required |
| 22. | for nothing | without useful reason |
| 23. | forgoable | able to be done without |
| 24. | fruitless | producing no useful result |
| 25. | futile | serving no useful end |
| 26. | gratuitous | uncalled for or needless |
| 27. | idle | serving no useful purpose |
| 28. | immaterial | not important to the issue |
| 29. | incidental | minor and not essential |
| 30. | inconsequential | not important enough to matter |
| 31. | inessential | not essential |
| 32. | insignificant | too minor to matter |
| 33. | irrelevant | not needed for the matter |
| 34. | irrequisite | not required |
| 35. | jettisonable | able to be thrown off |
| 36. | lavish | more than needed or reasonable |
| 37. | leftover | remaining after needs are met |
| 38. | minor | not important or necessary |
| 39. | needless | not needed or required |
| 40. | negligible | too small to matter |
| 41. | noncompulsory | not compulsory |
| 42. | noncritical | not crucial or required |
| 43. | nonessential | not essential |
| 44. | nonmandatory | not compulsory |
| 45. | nonvital | not vital |
| 46. | not compulsory | not forced or required |
| 47. | not essential | not vitally needed |
| 48. | not mandatory | not required by rule |
| 49. | not needed | not necessary |
| 50. | not obligatory | not required by duty |
| 51. | not required | not demanded or needed |
| 52. | not vital | not crucially needed |
| 53. | obsolete | no longer needed or used |
| 54. | omissible | able to be left out |
| 55. | optional | not required |
| 56. | otiose | serving no practical purpose |
| 57. | out of line | inappropriate and uncalled-for |
| 58. | out of place | inappropriate or unnecessary |
| 59. | outdated | no longer needed or current |
| 60. | outmoded | no longer needed or fashionable |
| 61. | overabundant | more plentiful than needed |
| 62. | overmuch | too much |
| 63. | peripheral | not central or essential |
| 64. | pointless | serving no useful purpose |
| 65. | profitless | yielding no benefit |
| 66. | purposeless | having no useful purpose |
| 67. | reducible | able to be reduced |
| 68. | redundant | no longer needed |
| 69. | removable | able to be taken away |
| 70. | replaceable | not essential to keep |
| 71. | sacrificable | able to be given up |
| 72. | skippable | able to be skipped |
| 73. | spare | extra to requirements |
| 74. | spareable | able to be spared |
| 75. | superannuated | too old to be useful |
| 76. | superfluous | more than is needed |
| 77. | superseded | replaced and no longer needed |
| 78. | supplemental | added beyond what is basic |
| 79. | supplementary | added beyond the main need |
| 80. | surplus | more than required |
| 81. | to no purpose | with no useful point |
| 82. | too many | more than needed |
| 83. | too much | more than needed |
| 84. | trivial | too unimportant to need attention |
| 85. | uncalled-for | not needed or appropriate |
| 86. | uncompulsory | not required by rule |
| 87. | uncritical | not crucially important |
| 88. | unessential | not essential |
| 89. | unimportant | not important or needed |
| 90. | unjustified | not supported by need |
| 91. | unneeded | not needed |
| 92. | unrequired | not required |
| 93. | unwanted | not wanted or needed |
| 94. | unwarranted | not justified or needed |
| 95. | vain | useless or fruitless |
| 96. | valueless | having no useful value |
| 97. | voluntary | done by choice |
| 98. | waivable | able to be waived |
| 99. | wasteful | using more than needed |
| 100. | worthless | having no practical value |
