Synonyms and Antonyms of essential

synonym (synonym of essential)

antonym (antonym of essential)

also (also)

  • basic and fundamental (adj.all)
    crucial, important
    of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    indispensable
    not to be dispensed with; essential (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    unexpendable
    not suitable to be expended (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    important, of import
    of great significance or value (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    intrinsic, intrinsical
    belonging to a thing by its very nature (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    necessary
    absolutely essential (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    primary
    of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary (adj.all)
     

similar (similar with essential)

  • absolutely necessary; vitally necessary (adj.all)
    necessary
    absolutely essential (adj.all)
     
  • basic and fundamental (adj.all)
    basal, primary
    of primary importance (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    biogenic
    essential for maintaining the fundamental life processes (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    constituent, constitutional, constitutive, organic
    constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    must
    highly recommended (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    no-frills
    characterized by the absence of inessential features (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    staple
    necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    substantial, substantive
    having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    virtual
    existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    life-sustaining, vital
    performing an essential function in the living body (adj.all)
     
  • of the greatest importance (adj.all)
    important, of import
    of great significance or value (adj.all)
     

hypernym (essential IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • anything indispensable (noun.object)
    thing
    a separate and self-contained entity (noun.tops)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF essential relation)

  • (noun.object)
    desideratum
    something desired as a necessity (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    must
    a necessary or essential thing (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.object)
    need, want
    anything that is necessary but lacking (noun.object)
     

attribute (essential is an attribute of ....)

pertainym (of or pertaining to (meaning relating to))

  • being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc (adj.pert)
    essence
    any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted (noun.substance)
     

derivation (.... is derived from essential)

domain category (essential is domain category of ....)

  • defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established (adj.all)
    jurisprudence, law
    the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)
     
synonym antonym also similar hypernym hyponym attribute necessary necessity requirement indispensable all important all-important inessential nonessential adjective unessential crucial important indispensable unexpendable of import intrinsic basal primary biogenic constituent must no-frills thing desideratum must need essentiality essentialness
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