Synonyms for Essential:

• adj.

  •acute (adjective)
  • more serious,
  • severe,
  • more acute.
  •all (adjective)
  • essential.
  •bare (adjective)
  • more unornamented,
  • unembellished,
  • most unornamented,
  • meager,
  • un-embellished,
  • un embellished,
  • un-ornamented,
  • un ornamented.
  •basic (adjective)
  • more substratal,
  • sub-stratal,
  • elemental,
  • substratal,
  • more necessary,
  • sub stratal,
  • most substratal.
  •basic, fundamental (adjective)
  • cold,
  • ideal,
  • inbred,
  • meat and potatoes,
  • elementary,
  • prime,
  • connate,
  • deep-seated,
  • nitty-gritty,
  • congenital,
  • complete,
  • nub,
  • key,
  • absolute,
  • name of the game,
  • perfect.
  •binding (adjective)
  • in-dissoluble,
  • un alterable,
  • un-alterable,
  • in dissoluble.
  •born (adjective)
  • in generate,
  • more ingenerate,
  • in-generate,
  • deep seated,
  • deepseated,
  • most ingenerate.
  •built-in (adjective)
  • in separable,
  • in grained,
  • in dwelling,
  • built in,
  • part parcel,
  • in-separable,
  • part and parcel,
  • most inbuilt,
  • most in-built,
  • in-grained,
  • builtin,
  • more in-built,
  • more in built,
  • more inbuilt,
  • in-dwelling,
  • indwelling,
  • most in built.
  •burning (adjective)
  • importunate,
  • instant.
  •cardinal (adjective)
  • fore most,
  • fore-most,
  • over riding,
  • most overruling,
  • para mount,
  • pre eminent,
  • para-mount,
  • over ruling,
  • over-ruling,
  • more overruling,
  • over-riding.
  •central (adjective)
  • centroidal,
  • midmost,
  • centric,
  • out-standing,
  • umbilical,
  • outstanding,
  • mid-way,
  • middlemost,
  • Omphalic,
  • axial,
  • inmost,
  • nuclear.
  •characteristic (adjective)
  • dis-criminative,
  • dis-criminating,
  • re-gular,
  • dis criminating,
  • re presentative,
  • in-dividual,
  • symptomatic,
  • re gular,
  • most special,
  • in dividual,
  • dis criminative,
  • more individualizing,
  • more differentiating,
  • most differentiating,
  • re-presentative,
  • individualistic,
  • most individualizing.
  •considerable (adjective)
  • more something,
  • more dynamite,
  • most dynamite,
  • super duper,
  • most superduper,
  • un real,
  • more super-duper,
  • most something,
  • fabbest,
  • most mondo,
  • un-real,
  • fatter,
  • more doozie,
  • fabber,
  • most super-duper,
  • to max,
  • most super duper,
  • most doozie,
  • doozie,
  • more super duper,
  • more mondo,
  • more superduper.
  •constituent (adjective)
  • more constituting,
  • more portion,
  • most composing,
  • most ingredient,
  • more ingredient,
  • most fraction,
  • more forming,
  • more fraction,
  • most division,
  • more factor,
  • more division,
  • most factor,
  • most constituting,
  • more composing,
  • most portion,
  • most forming.
  •crucial (adjective)
  • more high-priority,
  • more highpriority,
  • more showdown,
  • highpriority,
  • most high priority,
  • most climatic,
  • most high-priority,
  • most showdown,
  • more high priority,
  • high priority,
  • more climatic,
  • touch go,
  • most highpriority.
  •elementary (adjective)
  • more abcs,
  • meat potatoes,
  • un-complicated,
  • most foundational,
  • more simplex,
  • more foundational,
  • un-complex,
  • uncomplicated,
  • more primo,
  • un complex,
  • childs play,
  • be-ginning,
  • un complicated,
  • child play,
  • most beginning,
  • more beginning,
  • most simplex,
  • more uncomplex,
  • most primo,
  • initial,
  • most abecedarian,
  • most uncomplex,
  • be ginning,
  • more abecedarian,
  • most abcs,
  • preliminary.
  •existent (adjective)
  • extant,
  • Subsistent,
  • existent,
  • Subsisting,
  • existing,
  • present,
  • ontological.
  •focal (adjective)
  • convergent,
  • core,
  • focal,
  • asymptotic.
  •fundamental (adjective)
  • more bottomline,
  • more grass-roots,
  • most grass roots,
  • most axiological,
  • more meat-and-potatoes,
  • more meat and potatoes,
  • most grassroots,
  • most bottom line,
  • fundamental,
  • bottomline,
  • more axiological,
  • more underived,
  • more sustaining,
  • more bottom-line,
  • most grass-roots,
  • most fundamental,
  • more substrative,
  • most bottomline,
  • most sustaining,
  • more grassroots,
  • most meat and potatoes,
  • most underived,
  • un derived,
  • most meat-and-potatoes,
  • grassroots,
  • grass roots,
  • un-derived,
  • grass-roots,
  • most bottom-line,
  • more grass roots,
  • more bottom line,
  • most substrative.
  •helpful (adjective)
  • more bettering,
  • more caring,
  • more serendipitous,
  • co operative,
  • most bettering,
  • more symbiotic,
  • most caring,
  • most symbiotic,
  • in-valuable,
  • helpful,
  • in valuable,
  • more supportive,
  • most serendipitous.
  •imperative (adjective)
  • in escapable,
  • in-escapable.
  •important, vital (adjective)
  • foremost,
  • wanted,
  • capital,
  • right-hand,
  • chief,
  • necessitous,
  • leading.
  •inborn (adjective)
  • in born,
  • in-born.
  •inborn/inbred (adjective)
  • more inbred,
  • in-bred,
  • more unacquired,
  • in bred,
  • un acquired,
  • most inbred,
  • un-acquired,
  • most unacquired.
  •included (adjective)
  • built-in.
  •indispensable (adjective)
  • in dispensable,
  • in-dispensable.
  •inherent (adjective)
  • deeprooted,
  • deep rooted,
  • un alienable,
  • resident,
  • running the family,
  • in grain,
  • integrated,
  • running in family,
  • running family,
  • in built,
  • unalienable,
  • more unalienable,
  • more resident,
  • most resident,
  • un-alienable,
  • genetic,
  • most unalienable.
  •inner (adjective)
  • inner more,
  • most viscerous,
  • more unrevealed,
  • more repressed,
  • re-pressed,
  • un-revealed,
  • sub-conscious,
  • sub conscious,
  • re pressed,
  • most unrevealed,
  • most repressed,
  • most innermore,
  • inner-more,
  • more viscerous,
  • more innermore,
  • un revealed,
  • psycho logical,
  • intestinal,
  • in side,
  • psycho-logical.
  •instrumental (adjective)
  • instrumental,
  • useful,
  • principle,
  • valuable,
  • effectual.
  •intimate (adjective)
  • trusted,
  • inner most,
  • inner-most,
  • de-tailed,
  • pro-founder,
  • up-tight,
  • up tight,
  • pro found,
  • pro-found,
  • de tailed,
  • pro founder.
  •life-and-death (adjective)
  • earth-shaking,
  • earth-shattering,
  • earthshattering,
  • earthshaking,
  • of vital importance,
  • life and death,
  • vitally important,
  • life or death.
  •main (adjective)
  • stellar,
  • pre vailing.
  •mandatory (adjective)
  • in-voluntary,
  • most compulsatory,
  • Irremissible,
  • most irremissible,
  • in voluntary,
  • more irremissible,
  • more compulsatory.
  •material (adjective)
  • pointful,
  • most applicative,
  • applicative,
  • most pointful,
  • ad rem,
  • more pointful,
  • more applicative.
  •meaningful (adjective)
  • ex act,
  • ex-act.
  •minimal (adjective)
  • more token,
  • most minimal,
  • most token,
  • least.
  •native (adjective)
  • more implanted,
  • in-wrought,
  • more inwrought,
  • in wrought,
  • most inwrought,
  • more natal,
  • most natal,
  • most implanted.
  •natural (adjective)
  • matter-of-course,
  • more matter of course,
  • most matter-of-course,
  • most matter of course,
  • uni versal,
  • uni-versal,
  • uni-form,
  • un controlled,
  • uni form,
  • more matter-of-course,
  • un-controlled.
  •needed (adjective)
  • de-sired,
  • more desired,
  • most desired,
  • de sired.
  •organic (adjective)
  • more biotic,
  • more plasmic,
  • more anatomical,
  • most plasmic,
  • most anatomical,
  • bio-logical,
  • most cellular,
  • more cellular,
  • most biotic,
  • more amoebic,
  • bio logical,
  • most amoebic.
  •pivotal (adjective)
  • pivotal.
  •prerequisite (adjective)
  • of essence,
  • pre requisite.
  •primary (adjective)
  • more idiopathic,
  • most idiopathic.
  •primary/prime (adjective)
  • most underivative,
  • un derivative,
  • more underivative,
  • un-derivative,
  • most primary,
  • three rs,
  • three r.
  •primitive (adjective)
  • un evolved,
  • unevolved,
  • un-developed,
  • more unevolved,
  • most unevolved,
  • un-evolved.
  •principal (adjective)
  • more mainline,
  • super eminent,
  • most mainline,
  • more supereminent,
  • un rivaled,
  • un-rivaled,
  • un-equaled,
  • un-approachable,
  • un paralleled,
  • second-to-none,
  • most supereminent,
  • most second-to-none,
  • more second to none,
  • most second to none,
  • more second-to-none,
  • un-paralleled,
  • un approachable,
  • in comparable,
  • in-comparable,
  • un equaled.
  •pure (adjective)
  • aboriginal,
  • austere,
  • sinless,
  • stark,
  • primal,
  • guiltless,
  • plain,
  • chaste,
  • untarnished,
  • undefiled,
  • angelic,
  • purebred,
  • untainted,
  • unadulterated,
  • unalloyed,
  • unsullied,
  • Simon-pure,
  • undiluted,
  • atomic,
  • blameless,
  • innocent,
  • monolithic,
  • unblemished,
  • unadorned,
  • indivisible,
  • clear,
  • immaculate,
  • simple,
  • irreducible,
  • nascent,
  • honorable,
  • faultless,
  • spotless,
  • decent,
  • pure,
  • stainless,
  • formative,
  • clean,
  • virtuous,
  • uncluttered,
  • white.
  •real (adjective)
  • in the flesh.
  •required (adjective)
  • pressing,
  • Stipulated,
  • constraining,
  • inevitable,
  • proviso,
  • involuntary,
  • inexorable,
  • inescapable,
  • obligatory.
  •required/requisite (adjective)
  • most condign,
  • pre scribed,
  • more demanded,
  • un-avoidable,
  • re commended,
  • de-served,
  • un avoidable,
  • most demanded,
  • re-commended,
  • more condign,
  • de served,
  • pre-scribed.
  •rudimental (adjective)
  • Rudimental.
  •typical (adjective)
  • most patterned,
  • un exceptional,
  • un-exceptional,
  • more patterned.
  •underlying (adjective)
  • more nitty gritty,
  • more nitty-gritty,
  • most nitty-gritty,
  • most nitty gritty,
  • rootest,
  • under-lying,
  • under lying,
  • most nittygritty,
  • nubbest,
  • more nittygritty,
  • nittygritty.
  •urgent (adjective)
  • more hurry up,
  • calledfor,
  • hurry up,
  • more top priority,
  • most hurryup,
  • hurryup,
  • most hurry-up,
  • most top-priority,
  • most called-for,
  • more called for,
  • more toppriority,
  • most calledfor,
  • most impelling,
  • more called-for,
  • most top priority,
  • more hurry-up,
  • more hurryup,
  • toppriority,
  • most called for,
  • most hurry up,
  • more top-priority,
  • more calledfor,
  • most toppriority,
  • more impelling,
  • top priority.
  •virtual (adjective)
  • unacknowledged,
  • in conduct,
  • in all but name,
  • in practice.

• n.

  •
  • healthy,
  • well-balanced,
  • restorative,
  • good,
  • healing,
  • sensible.
  •
  • feature,
  • burning issue/question,
  • priority,
  • concern,
  • essence,
  • quintessential.
  •
  • needful.
  •all-important (noun)
  • all-important.
  •basal (noun)
  • basal.
  •base (noun)
  • infra structures,
  • infra structure,
  • infra-structures,
  • chief constituents,
  • under-pinning,
  • primary elements,
  • important parts,
  • under pinning.
  •basis (noun)
  • ex planations,
  • pre-supposition,
  • pre mises,
  • pre mise,
  • sub-stratum,
  • sub stratums,
  • pre-suppositions,
  • sub-stratums,
  • sub-strata,
  • pre-mises,
  • pre-mise,
  • pre suppositions,
  • ex-planation,
  • pre supposition,
  • ex-planations,
  • sub strata,
  • principal elements,
  • chief ingredients,
  • ex planation,
  • sub stratum.
  •biogenic (noun)
  • biogenic.
  •burning (noun)
  • burning.
  •characteristic (noun)
  • dis positions,
  • dis-position,
  • dis-positions,
  • dis position.
  •compulsory (noun)
  • compulsory.
  •condition (noun)
  • sine qua non,
  • terms.
  •constituent (noun)
  • plug ins,
  • plugins,
  • fixin.
  •constitutive (noun)
  • constitutive.
  •cornerstone (noun)
  • mainsprings,
  • main ingredient,
  • linchpins,
  • linchpin,
  • mainspring,
  • key element.
  •essential (noun)
  • in essence,
  • life-sustaining,
  • no-frills,
  • necessary,
  • substantive,
  • vital,
  • virtual,
  • of the essence,
  • substantial,
  • must,
  • requirement.
  •necessary (noun)
  • without fail,
  • at all costs,
  • of necessity.
  •necessity (noun)
  • in dispensability,
  • in dispensabilities,
  • un-deniability,
  • ex-action,
  • un-deniabilities,
  • in-dispensability,
  • ex actions,
  • un deniability,
  • un deniabilities,
  • in-dispensabilities,
  • ex-actions,
  • needfulnesses,
  • indispensabilities,
  • no alternatives,
  • undeniabilities,
  • ex action,
  • no choices.
  •necessity, basic (noun)
  • nuts and bolts,
  • stuff,
  • heart,
  • brass tacks,
  • Groceries,
  • bottom line,
  • where one's at,
  • quintessence,
  • fire and ice,
  • guts,
  • abcs,
  • substance.
  •need (noun)
  • the urges.
  •of import (noun)
  • of import.
  •precondition (noun)
  • pre-conditions.
  •prerequisite (noun)
  • pre requisites.
  •requirement/requisite (noun)
  • pre possessions,
  • pre occupations,
  • pre-occupation,
  • pre occupation,
  • pre possession,
  • pre-occupations,
  • pre-possession,
  • pre-possessions.
  •state (noun)
  • out looks,
  • out look,
  • out-look,
  • frame mind,
  • state affairs,
  • out-looks,
  • state of affair,
  • state affair.
  •unexpendable (noun)
  • unexpendable.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • like,
  • Civilizing,
  • nutritional,
  • salutary,
  • wholesome,
  • customary,
  • archetypal,
  • precondition,
  • stereotypical,
  • peculiarly,
  • wonted,
  • accustomed,
  • conventional,
  • therapeutic,
  • beneficial,
  • normally,
  • advantageous,
  • typically,
  • unbleached,
  • time-honored,
  • traditional,
  • fundamentally,
  • edifying,
  • medicinal,
  • institutionalized,
  • usual,
  • nutritious,
  • historically,
  • vintage,
  • invigorating,
  • textbook,
  • stimulating,
  • peculiar,
  • routine,
  • profitable,
  • agree with,
  • Elevating,
  • healthful,
  • win-win,
  • stripped-down.
  •
  • element,
  • classic,
  • favorable,
  • bread and butter,
  • standard,
  • refreshing,
  • untreated,
  • rudiment.
  •
  • naturally,
  • representative,
  • primitive,
  • ultimate,
  • due.
  •
  • raw.
  •necessary
  • have,
  • implicit,
  • mission-critical,
  • de rigueur.

Paraphrases for Essential:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    indispensible, crucial, imperative, fundamental, pivotal.
  • Proper noun, singular
    crucial, fundamental, pivotal.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    crucial, imperative.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    quintessential, Non-essential.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    integral, seminal, inescapable, primordial, existential, much-needed, overriding, all-important, urgent, pertinent, invaluable, absolute, must-have, Life-saving, irreplaceable, absolutely, sine, intrinsic, ultimate, meaningful, inalienable, determinant, appropriate, compelling, prominent, pre-eminent, real, unnecessary, inherent, desirable, momentous, mandatory, utmost, indisputable, elemental, business-critical, radical, prime, focal, useful, pressing, CONDITIO, unshirkable, main, defining, ineluctable, inseparable, peremptory.
  • Proper noun, singular
    factors, components, aspects, highlights, points, features, Policies, main.
  • Noun, plural
    tasks, priorities, users, components, Forms, highlights.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    prerequisite, precondition, substance, main, crux.
  • Verb, past tense
    Worked, called.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    headlines, suggests, depends, encompasses, discusses, calls, offers, counts, essentielles.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    inevitable, decisive, unavoidable, prerequisite.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    essence.

Antonyms for Essential:

• adj.

  • all
    inessential.
  • basic, fundamental
    flawed, extrinsic, imperfect, acquired, learned, incidental, wrong, insignificant.
  • important, vital
    atypical, nonessential, optional, unnecessary, needless, unimportant, inferior, minor, subordinate, extra, auxiliary, subsidiary, secondary, accessory, voluntary, trivial.
  • Other antonyms:
    extensive, surface, superfluous, supplemental, elaborate, sophisticated, transient, Evolved, intricate, high, convoluted, developed, fortuitous, superficial, excess, higher, superimposed, coincidental, outward, refined, advanced, Superadded, complicated, procedural, complex, unneeded, casual, undesired, exterior, detailed, unwanted, surplus, unconnected.

• n.

  • necessity, basic
    fear, throwaway, trivia, cowardice.

Homophones for Essential:

• essentially, egg noodle, essential oil.

Hypernym for Essential:

• n.

  • object
    must, need, want, desideratum.

Hyponym for Essential:

• n.

  • object
    thing.