essential, adj.
freq. cnt. 40
freq. cnt. 40
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 1
essential indispensable
sample sentences
"essential tools and materials""funds essential to the completion of the project"
"an indispensable worker"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
basic and fundamental
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 15
essential
sample sentences
"the essential feature"
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also see
crucial, important
important, of import
indispensable
intrinsic, intrinsical
necessary
primary
unexpendable
attribute
similar to
of the greatest importance
<adj.all> (a) (p) (p) freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 2
all important all-important crucial essential of the essence
sample sentences
"the all-important subject of disarmament""crucial information"
"in chess cool nerves are of the essence"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established
<adj.all>
essential substantive
sample sentences
"substantive law"
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antonym
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc
<adj.pert>
essential