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      Essential

      //ɪˈsɛn.ʃəl//

      Usage: "Essential" means absolutely necessary, something without which the whole thing fails. It's stronger than "important" and should be reserved for things that truly cannot be omitted.

      Antonyms for "essential" (68 found)

      Adjective(66 words)
      accessorialaccidentaladscititiousbasebeinglesscontemptibledispensableexternalextinctextraneousextrinsicfacultativefoolishfor the birdsfrivolousfutileidleignorableimmaterialincidental
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      inconsequentialinconsiderableindifferentinessentialinexistentinsignificantlike a fart in a windstormmeagermeanminornegligiblenon-essentialnondescriptnonessentialnonexistentnonobligatenonobligatorynonrequisitenothingburgernullotiosepaltrypettypicayunepicayunishpiddlingpiddlypissantpitifulpointlesssillysimpleslighttin-pottriflingtrivialtwo-bitunessentialunimportantunnecessaryunneededunweightyvainworthlesswretchedzilch
      Noun(2 words)
      circumstantialluxury

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