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Synonyms for essential
əˈsɛn ʃəles·sen·tial
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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 denote that which dwells in or pervades any substance or spirit without necessarily being a part of it, and without reference to any working out (compare SUBJECTIVE). That which is inherent is an inseparable part of that in which it inheres, and is usually thought of with reference to some outworking or effect; as, an inherent difficulty. God is said to be immanent (not inherent) in the universe. Frequently intrinsic and inherent can be interchanged, but inherent applies to qualities, while intrinsic applies to essence, so that to speak of intrinsic excellence conveys higher praise than if we say inherent excellence. Inherent and intrinsic may be said of persons or things; congenital, inborn, inbred, innate, apply to living beings. Congenital is frequent in medical and legal use with special application to defects; as, congenital idiocy. Innate and inborn are almost identical, but innate is preferred in philosophic use, as when we speak of innate ideas; that which is inborn, congenital, or innate may be original with the individual, but that which is inbred is inherited. Ingrained signifies dyed in the grain, and denotes that which is deeply wrought into substance or character.
Synonyms:
congenital, immanent, inborn, inbred, indispensable, indwelling, infixed, ingrained, inherent, inhering, innate, inseparable, internal, intrinsic, inwrought, native, natural, subjectiveAntonyms:
accidental, casual, external, extrinsic, fortuitous, incidental, outward, subsidiary, superadded, superficial, superfluous, superimposed, supplemental, transient, unconnected
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
essential
Synonyms:
innate, inherent, requisite, necessary, vital, immanent, indispensable, leading, accidental, qualitative, quantitative, promotive, regulative, induced, imported, adventitious, ascititious, redundant, superfluous
Princeton's WordNet
necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessaryadjective
anything indispensable
"food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained"
Synonyms:
demand, requirement, requisite, necessary, necessity, prerequisiteAntonyms:
inessential, nonessential, unneeded, unimportant, incidental, adscititious, unnecessary, unessential, accessorialessential, indispensableadjective
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
"essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker"
Synonyms:
all important(p), indispensable, of the essence(p), crucial, substantive, all-important(a)Antonyms:
nonessential, inessential, unneeded, unessential, adscititious, unimportant, accessorial, unnecessary, incidentalessentialadjective
basic and fundamental
"the essential feature"
Synonyms:
all important(p), indispensable, of the essence(p), crucial, substantive, all-important(a)Antonyms:
nonessential, inessential, unimportant, unnecessary, unessential, accessorial, adscititious, incidental, unneededall-important(a), all important(p), crucial, essential, of the essence(p)adjective
of the greatest importance
"the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"
Antonyms:
nonessential, inessential, incidental, adscititious, accessorial, unneeded, unimportant, unessential, unnecessaryessentialadjective
being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc
"essential oil"
Synonyms:
all important(p), indispensable, of the essence(p), crucial, substantive, all-important(a)Antonyms:
inessential, nonessential, unneeded, incidental, unessential, unimportant, accessorial, unnecessary, adscititioussubstantive, essentialadjective
defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established
"substantive law"
Synonyms:
substantial, all important(p), all-important(a), indispensable, substantive, meaty, crucial, of the essence(p)Antonyms:
nonessential, inessential, adscititious, unessential, incidental, accessorial, unimportant, unnecessary, unneeded
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essential because they are the ones with the heart chosen to stand
to go or stand when no one else can
Submitted by Rachellewatson60 on April 8, 2020key partadverb
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
essentialadjective
Synonyms:
vital, necessary, requisite, indispensable, highly importantessentialadjective
Synonyms:
volatile, pure, highly rectifiedessentialadjective
Synonyms:
(Med.) idiopathic, not symptomaticessentialnoun
Synonyms:
nature, first principleessentialnoun
Synonyms:
chief point, most important part
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
essentialadjective
Synonyms:
indispensable, necessary, requisiteAntonyms:
nonessential, superfluous
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "essential":
vital, indispensable, crucial, critical, fundamental, key, basic, necessary, important, imperative, core, main, pivotal, central, major, integral, substantial, paramount, primary, mission-critical, bulk, instrumental, needed, significant, decisive, essence, required, indispensible
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#373 | main | |
#485 | required | |
#569 | key | |
#573 | important | |
#638 | major | |
#686 | central | |
#759 | natural | |
#945 | basic | |
#1059 | needed | |
#1105 | necessary | |
#1243 | primary | |
#1406 | significant | |
#1465 | leading | |
#1573 | internal | |
#1617 | core | |
#1783 | critical | |
#1829 | demand | |
#2131 | essential | |
#2290 | native | |
#3277 | requirement | |
#3977 | bulk | |
#4428 | fundamental | |
#4434 | substantial | |
#4760 | vital | |
#5223 | induced | |
#6242 | crucial | |
#6779 | integral | |
#6806 | imported | |
#7805 | essence | |
#8128 | quantitative | |
#8242 | instrumental | |
#8620 | prerequisite | |
#9308 | necessity | |
#9987 | subjective | |
#10683 | inherent | |
#11197 | qualitative | |
#11669 | paramount | |
#11733 | accidental | |
#12423 | redundant | |
#13969 | substantive | |
#14490 | intrinsic | |
#14966 | imperative | |
#16399 | requisite | |
#17954 | congenital | |
#18032 | decisive | |
#18563 | indispensable | |
#21478 | pivotal | |
#25535 | innate | |
#26448 | inbred | |
#35699 | superfluous | |
#40838 | inseparable | |
#45229 | meaty | |
#52940 | ingrained | |
#65503 | inborn | |
#71087 | indwelling | |
#86054 | immanent | |
#100132 | indispensible | |
#113054 | adventitious | |
#130432 | regulative | |
#286420 | promotive |
How to use essential in a sentence?
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Pairs are selected to maximize maintenance of genetic diversity in the panda population. This is essential for maintaining healthy populations, and currently we have no problem with this, however, there are often several candidate mates that are genetically suitable, and we believe that behavior and mate choice has a role to play for improving the success rate of breeding among genetically suitable partners.
Literacy is the door to knowledge, essential to individual self-esteem and empowerment.
While we have been all over the world to help people get back on their feet after a natural disaster, this is unique, we will help welcome those fleeing their homes to Romania with food, water, essential needs and love.
The polar regions are hostile environments and are extremely difficult to access from the ground, because of this, the view from space is an essential tool for tracking the effects of climate change.
Translations for essential
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- أساسيArabic
- съществен, основен, необходим, важенBulgarian
- essencialCatalan, Valencian
- nezbytný, nevyhnutelný, nejpodstatnější, jádro, nezbytnost, esenciální, nepostradatelný, zásadní, podstata, esence, nejdůležitější, hlavníCzech
- vigtigDanish
- essenziell, notwendig, wesentlich, unentbehrlichGerman
- στοιχειώδης, ουσιαστικός, ουσιώδηςGreek
- esencaEsperanto
- esencialSpanish
- vajalik, olulineEstonian
- tärkeä, olennainen, normaali, perusluonteinen, oleellinen, elintärkeä, välttämätön, tarpeellinenFinnish
- essentiel, fondamental, indispensableFrench
- deatamach, riatanachScottish Gaelic
- pentingIndonesian
- essenzialeItalian
- חִיוּנִיHebrew
- 肝要, 肝心, 不可欠Japanese
- 본질적인Korean
- essentialisLatin
- essenzjaliMaltese
- essensiellNorwegian
- noodzakelijk, essentieel, belangrijk, onontbeerlijk, wezenlijk, echt, nodigDutch
- essensiellNorwegian Nynorsk
- viktigNorwegian
- zasadniczy, niezbędny, podstawowyPolish
- fundamental, essencialPortuguese
- fundamental, esențială, importantă, esențial, de bază, important, necesarRomanian
- базовый, фундаментальный, необходимый, существенный, важный, основнойRussian
- bistven, nujenSlovene
- essentiell, väsentligSwedish
- அத்தியாவசியTamil
- ముఖ్యమైనTelugu
- สำคัญThai
- істотнеUkrainian
- יקערדיקYiddish
- 必要Chinese
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