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skippable

skippable

4.0
Can be left out without missing anything important
  • adjective
  • /ˈskɪpəbl/
  • Informal
translation icon : omitible
  • In the presentation, some slides were skippable because they repeated what had already been said.

Examples

  • The introduction to the movie was skippable, as it didn't provide any important information.

  • Splitting hairs here, but surely all it requires is a spectacular tutorial that is skippable (i.e., doesn't include story exposition.

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  • Those sections of the book are skippable; the main plot is still easy to follow without them.

Synonyms

dispensable
vsskippable
4 6.1

Not needed and can be left out without harm

refers to leaving out without losing key information
missable
vsskippable
1 5.8

Not important and easy not to notice

means deliberate omission rather than accidental oversight
omissible
vsskippable
  • Formal
7.3

Able to be left out without causing harm

expresses the same omission but in more general everyday wording
discardable
vsskippable
4.6

Not important and can be ignored or removed

implies temporary skipping rather than full rejection

Antonyms

mandatory
239 3.8

Law or rules say you must do it

essential
50 2.4

Things you need for a purpose, like food or water

How Essential

essential
537 1.9
useful
947 1.0
optional
99 3.3
skippable
  • Informal
4.0
redundant
49 5.1

Surface Forms

skippable positive

Morphology

skippable = skip (transparent) = skip + able

Productive formation from 'skip' (omit) + '-able', yielding 'able to be omitted', which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Skippable comes from skip ('to leave out' or 'not do') and -able ('can be'). So something skippable is something you can leave out or pass over, like a song or an ad, without losing anything important.