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See definition of deadwood on Dictionary.com
  • as innonessential
  • as infifth wheel

synonyms for deadwood

  • unnecessary
  • inessential
  • peripheral
  • petty
  • dispensable
  • excess baggage
  • excessive
  • expendable
  • extraneous
  • insignificant
  • superfluous
  • trivial
  • unimportant
See also synonyms for: deadwoods
On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to deadwood, such as: unnecessary, inessential, peripheral, petty, dispensable, and excess baggage.

antonyms for deadwood

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  • major
  • essential
  • important
  • necessary
  • needed
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    How to use deadwood in a sentence

    One juniper in particular, by the artist Naoki Maeoka, still gives me chills with its wild ribbons of deadwood and manicured clouds of foliage.
    IN PRAISE OF TINY TREESMAX FALKOWITZDECEMBER 17, 2021VOX
    Mollett's theory is that it is better to cut away every inch of deadwood which is not absolutely necessary for preventing leeway.
    YACHTING VOL. 2VARIOUS.
    Three hours later Billy and the sobered tenderfoot pulled into Deadwood.
    BLAZED TRAIL STORIESSTEWART EDWARD WHITE
    For the moment Napoleon's little neighbor was troubled by no sense of duty; the only question was how to reach Deadwood.
    NAPOLEON'S YOUNG NEIGHBORHELEN LEAH REED
    Several months before, it had been the custom to send a “treasure-coach” twice a week from Deadwood to Sidney, Nebraska.
    THE COLLECTED WORKS OF AMBROSE BIERCEAMBROSE BIERCE
    We had a premonition that Elise wouldn't want the deadwood of Jimmie's former Division.
    THE GAY COCKADETEMPLE BAILEY
    Emett forged ahead; we heard him smashing the deadwood; and soon a yell proclaimed the truth of Jones' assertion.
    TALES OF LONELY TRAILSZANE GREY
    He gave this roadway needed artificial improvements, and started the Deadwood and Medora stage-line.
    ROOSEVELT IN THE BAD LANDSH. HAGEDORN.
    Millions of pounds of freight were accumulating for lack of proper transportation facilities to Deadwood.
    ROOSEVELT IN THE BAD LANDSH. HAGEDORN.
    At the Moreau Station, two thirds of the way to Deadwood, all six horses, it happened were practically unbroken broncos.
    ROOSEVELT IN THE BAD LANDSH. HAGEDORN.
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    WORDS RELATED TO DEADWOOD

    • deadwood
    • hanger-on
    • lagniappe
    • spare
    • spare tire
    • superfluity
    • third wheel
    • triviality
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