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(adjective) basic and fundamental; "the essential feature" |
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Antonyms: inessential |
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(satellite adjective) absolutely required and not to be used up or sacrificed |
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(satellite adjective) absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker" |
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Synonyms: indispensable |
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(adjective) being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc; "essential oil" |
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(adjective) (law) applying to essential legal principles and rules of right; "substantive law" |
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Synonyms: substantive |
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(noun) anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained" |
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Synonyms: necessary, necessity, requirement, requisite |
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Related Words: desideratum, entity, need, something, want |
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Antonyms: inessential |
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(satellite adjective) of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence" |
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Synonyms: all important, all-important, crucial, of the essence |
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