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Essential

//ɪˈsɛn.ʃəl//

Synonyms for "essential" (224 found)

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Informal (34)

Intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(4 words)

plain bare first main

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(5 words)

spare key core single gut

Adj, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Name, noun, verb, slang(4 words)

heart flower want sap

Adj, adv, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Noun, verb, slang(5 words)

stuff pivot nub kernel quid

Adj, noun, slang(4 words)

radical elementary indispensable needful

Adj, adv, name, noun, slang(1 words)

Noun, slang(2 words)

meat name of the game

Adj, intj, noun, slang(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, slang(1 words)

Verb, slang(1 words)

Name, noun, slang(1 words)

Adj, verb, slang(1 words)

General use (190)

Noun, verb(18 words)

issue condition demand substance soul element principle focus need gist occasion must requisition bedrock quintessence landmark milestone rudiment

Name, noun, verb(3 words)

spirit climax keystone

Adj, name, noun, verb(5 words)

prime center staple mere born

Adj, noun(30 words)

original substantial critical principal imperative fundamental primitive homespun fatal constitutional literal effective functional constituent inner elemental rudimentary organic prerequisite mandatory

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virtual focal irreducible intrinsic requisite quintessential minimal indivisible basal indwelling

Adj, noun, verb(12 words)

material uniform intimate primary pith postulate leading ultimate primal substantive underlying inbred

Adj, name(2 words)

Name, noun(3 words)

essence crux high point

Adj, name, noun(5 words)

cardinal central paramount integral necessary

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Adjective(28 words)

homely important chaste austere homogeneous undifferentiated monolithic inherent congenital deep-seated pivotal connate simon-pure obligatory preparatory inborn necessitous constitutive pure and simple right-hand

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bare-bones irreplaceable undifferenced life-or-death basilar of the essence life-and-death unforgoable

Noun(30 words)

axiom necessary necessity nucleus crisis elixir gravamen requisite stipulation hypostasis requirement sine qua non desideratum turning point bench mark cornerstone desideration critical point quiddity nitty gritty

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essentials nuts and bolts necessities necessaries main thing cardinal point salient point part and parcel bare necessities prerequirement

Adjective(6 words)

indispensable crucial substantive of the essence all-important all important

Adj, adv, name(1 words)

Adj, verb(7 words)

innate ingrained unadorned required wanted uncluttered needed

Prep_phrase(1 words)

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need for the necessary brass tacks the score irreductible of vital importance essential facts the data the details the facts the information the particulars the specifics

Verb(2 words)

indicated called for

Adverb(1 words)

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