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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'essential'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (adj) necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessary
anything indispensable
Synonyms: essential , demand , requirement , requisite , necessary , necessity , prerequisite Antonyms: inessential , nonessential , unneeded , unimportant , incidental , adscititious , unnecessary , unessential , accessorial
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
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