2. (adj)essential, indispensable absolutely necessary; vitally necessary Synonyms: all important(p), indispensable, of the essence(p), crucial, essential, substantive, all-important(a) Antonyms: nonessential, inessential, unneeded, unessential, adscititious, unimportant, accessorial, unnecessary, incidental
3. (adj)essential basic and fundamental Synonyms: all important(p), indispensable, of the essence(p), crucial, substantive, all-important(a) Antonyms: nonessential, inessential, unimportant, unnecessary, unessential, accessorial, adscititious, incidental, unneeded
4. (adj)all-important(a), all important(p), crucial, essential, of the essence(p) of the greatest importance Antonyms: nonessential, inessential, incidental, adscititious, accessorial, unneeded, unimportant, unessential, unnecessary
5. (adj)essential being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc Synonyms: all important(p), indispensable, of the essence(p), crucial, substantive, all-important(a) Antonyms: inessential, nonessential, unneeded, incidental, unessential, unimportant, accessorial, unnecessary, adscititious
6. (adj)substantive, essential defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established Synonyms: substantial, essential, all important(p), all-important(a), indispensable, substantive, meaty, crucial, of the essence(p) Antonyms: nonessential, inessential, adscititious, unessential, incidental, accessorial, unimportant, unnecessary, unneeded
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'Essential'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. Essential Inherent signifies permanently united as an element or original quality, naturally existent or incorporated in something so as to have become an integral part. Immanent is a philosophic word, to Synonyms: inherent, congenital, indispensable, innate, native, essential, indwelling, inseparable, natural, immanent, infixed, internal, subjective, inborn, ingrained, intrinsic, inbred, inhering, inwrought Antonyms: accidental, extrinsic, outward, superficial, supplemental, casual, fortuitous, subsidiary, superfluous, transient, external, incidental, superadded, superimposed, unconnected
Synonyms for Essential 
