Definition for Essential:

• ( law) applying to essential legal principles and rules of right; " substantive law"

Synonyms for Essential:

• adj.

  •basic, fundamental (adjective)
  • ideal,
  • nub,
  • inbred,
  • elementary,
  • nitty-gritty,
  • elemental,
  • meat and potatoes,
  • absolute,
  • substratal,
  • basal,
  • key,
  • prime,
  • congenital,
  • deep-seated,
  • perfect,
  • connate,
  • complete,
  • cold.
  •central (adjective)
  • nuclear.
  •existent (adjective)
  • extant,
  • Subsistent,
  • existent,
  • Subsisting,
  • existing,
  • present,
  • ontological.
  •focal (adjective)
  • convergent,
  • core,
  • focal,
  • asymptotic.
  •important, vital (adjective)
  • foremost,
  • chief,
  • fundamental,
  • capital,
  • wanted,
  • leading,
  • right-hand,
  • necessitous.
  •included (adjective)
  • built-in.
  •instrumental (adjective)
  • instrumental,
  • valuable,
  • principle,
  • effectual,
  • helpful,
  • useful.
  •life-and-death (adjective)
  • earthshaking,
  • of vital importance.
  •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.
  •required (adjective)
  • inevitable,
  • obligatory,
  • constraining,
  • compulsory,
  • inexorable,
  • inescapable,
  • involuntary,
  • pressing,
  • proviso,
  • Stipulated.

• n.

  •
  • healthy,
  • sensible,
  • well-balanced,
  • healing.
  •
  • quintessential,
  • essence,
  • feature.
  •
  • needful.
  •condition (noun)
  • sine qua non.
  •essential (noun)
  • requirement,
  • all-important,
  • necessary,
  • substantive,
  • of the essence,
  • no-frills,
  • substantial,
  • constitutive,
  • in essence,
  • life-sustaining,
  • virtual,
  • vital,
  • biogenic,
  • must.
  •necessity, basic (noun)
  • Groceries,
  • where one's at,
  • abcs,
  • heart,
  • fire and ice,
  • stuff,
  • quintessence,
  • guts,
  • substance.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • fundamentally,
  • stripped-down,
  • normally,
  • like,
  • usual,
  • Elevating,
  • wonted,
  • wholesome,
  • traditional,
  • stimulating,
  • profitable,
  • precondition,
  • healthful,
  • peculiar,
  • historically,
  • Civilizing,
  • therapeutic,
  • accustomed,
  • advantageous,
  • time-honored.
  •
  • rudiment,
  • classic,
  • element.
  •
  • primitive,
  • ultimate.
  •necessary
  • have.

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

• n.

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

Homophones for Essential:

• essentially, egg noodle, essential oil.

Hypernym for Essential:

• n.

  • object
    must, need, want, desideratum.

Hyponym for Essential:

• n.

  • object
    thing.