Synonyms for essential

• (adj) indispensable, necessary (similar term)
  
  
• (adj) basal (similar term), primary (similar term), biogenic (similar term), constituent (similar term), constitutional (similar term), constitutive (similar term), organic (similar term), must (similar term), no-frills (similar term), staple (similar term), substantial (similar term), substantive (similar term), virtual (similar term), vital (similar term), life-sustaining (similar term), crucial (related term), important (related term), important (related term), of import (related term), indispensable (related term), intrinsic (related term), intrinsical (related term), necessary (related term), primary (related term), unexpendable (related term), inessential (antonym)
  
  
• (adj) all-important, all important, crucial, of the essence, important (similar term), of import (similar term)
  
  
• (adj) substance, matter (related term)
  
  
• (adj) substantive, adjective (antonym)
  
  
• (adj) unexpendable (similar term)
  
  
• (noun) necessity, requirement, requisite, necessary, thing, inessential (antonym)
  
  

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