Синоним слова essential

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. essential

   Inherent signifies permanently united as an element or original quality, naturally existent or incorporated in something so as to have become an integral part. Immanent is a philosophic word, to denote that which dwells in or pervades any substance or spirit without necessarily being a part of it, and without reference to any working out (compare SUBJECTIVE). That which is inherent is an inseparable part of that in which it inheres, and is usually thought of with reference to some outworking or effect; as, an inherent difficulty. God is said to be immanent (not inherent) in the universe. Frequently intrinsic and inherent can be interchanged, but inherent applies to qualities, while intrinsic applies to essence, so that to speak of intrinsic excellence conveys higher praise than if we say inherent excellence. Inherent and intrinsic may be said of persons or things; congenital, inborn, inbred, innate, apply to living beings. Congenital is frequent in medical and legal use with special application to defects; as, congenital idiocy. Innate and inborn are almost identical, but innate is preferred in philosophic use, as when we speak of innate ideas; that which is inborn, congenital, or innate may be original with the individual, but that which is inbred is inherited. Ingrained signifies dyed in the grain, and denotes that which is deeply wrought into substance or character.

   Synonyms:
   congenital, immanent, inborn, inbred, indispensable, indwelling, infixed, ingrained, inherent, inhering, innate, inseparable, internal, intrinsic, inwrought, native, natural, subjective

   Antonyms:
   accidental, casual, external, extrinsic, fortuitous, incidental, outward, subsidiary, superadded, superficial, superfluous, superimposed, supplemental, transient, unconnected

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1. essential

   Synonyms:
   innate, inherent, requisite, necessary, vital, immanent, indispensable, leading, accidental, qualitative, quantitative, promotive, regulative, induced, imported, adventitious, ascititious, redundant, superfluous

Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 4 votes

1. necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessaryadjective

   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»

   Synonyms:
   demand, requirement, requisite, necessary, necessity, prerequisite

   Antonyms:
   inessential, nonessential, unneeded, unimportant, incidental, adscititious, unnecessary, unessential, accessorial

2. essential, indispensableadjective

   absolutely necessary; vitally necessary

   «essential tools and materials»; «funds essential to the completion of the project»; «an indispensable worker»

   Synonyms:
   all important(p), indispensable, of the essence(p), crucial, substantive, all-important(a)

   Antonyms:
   nonessential, inessential, unneeded, unessential, adscititious, unimportant, accessorial, unnecessary, incidental

3. essentialadjective

   basic and fundamental

   «the essential feature»

   Synonyms:
   all important(p), indispensable, of the essence(p), crucial, substantive, all-important(a)

   Antonyms:
   nonessential, inessential, unimportant, unnecessary, unessential, accessorial, adscititious, incidental, unneeded

4. all-important(a), all important(p), crucial, essential, of the essence(p)adjective

   of the greatest importance

   «the all-important subject of disarmament»; «crucial information»; «in chess cool nerves are of the essence»

   Antonyms:
   nonessential, inessential, incidental, adscititious, accessorial, unneeded, unimportant, unessential, unnecessary

5. essentialadjective

   being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc

   «essential oil»

   Synonyms:
   all important(p), indispensable, of the essence(p), crucial, substantive, all-important(a)

   Antonyms:
   inessential, nonessential, unneeded, incidental, unessential, unimportant, accessorial, unnecessary, adscititious

6. substantive, essentialadjective

   defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established

   «substantive law»

   Synonyms:
   substantial, all important(p), all-important(a), indispensable, substantive, meaty, crucial, of the essence(p)

   Antonyms:
   nonessential, inessential, adscititious, unessential, incidental, accessorial, unimportant, unnecessary, unneeded

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1. gatekeeper

   essential because they are the ones with the heart chosen to stand

   to go or stand when no one else can

2. key partadverb

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for «essential»:

   vital, indispensable, crucial, critical, fundamental, key, basic, necessary, important, imperative, core, main, pivotal, central, major, integral, substantial, paramount, primary, mission-critical, bulk, instrumental, needed, significant, decisive, essence, required, indispensible

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1. Stef Blok:

   It is an essential part of European cooperation that there is an independent judiciary everywhere.

2. Plato, from a footnote in The Colloquy of Monos and Una, Edgar Allen Poe:

   It will be hard to discover a better [method of education] than that which the experience of so many ages has already discovered, and this may be summed up as consisting in gymnastics for the body, and _music_ for the soul… For this reason is a musical education so essential; since it causes Rhythm and Harmony to penetrate most intimately into the soul, taking the strongest hold upon it, filling it with _beauty_ and making the man _beautiful-minded_.

3. Danielle Talenti:

   As many Americans are shifting to a plant-forward diet, a new analysis revealed that pistachios are now considered a complete plant protein – meaning that they contain all nine essential amino acids.

4. Jiddu Krishnamurti:

   Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem.

5. Alex Padilla:

   Dreamers are integrated in our communities and contribute billions of dollars to our economy. They work as teachers, nurses, farm workers, and in many other essential jobs — and they deserve relief once and for all. I call on all my colleagues to treat this issue with the urgency it deserves.

• أساسيArabic
• съществен, основен, необходим, важенBulgarian
• essencialCatalan, Valencian
• nezbytný, nevyhnutelný, nejpodstatnější, jádro, nezbytnost, esenciální, nepostradatelný, zásadní, podstata, esence, nejdůležitější, hlavníCzech
• vigtigDanish
• essenziell, notwendig, wesentlich, unentbehrlichGerman
• στοιχειώδης, ουσιαστικός, ουσιώδηςGreek
• esencaEsperanto
• esencialSpanish
• vajalik, olulineEstonian
• tärkeä, olennainen, normaali, perusluonteinen, oleellinen, elintärkeä, välttämätön, tarpeellinenFinnish
• essentiel, fondamental, indispensableFrench
• deatamach, riatanachScottish Gaelic
• pentingIndonesian
• essenzialeItalian
• חִיוּנִיHebrew
• 肝要, 肝心, 不可欠Japanese
• 본질적인Korean
• essentialisLatin
• essenzjaliMaltese
• essensiellNorwegian
• noodzakelijk, essentieel, belangrijk, onontbeerlijk, wezenlijk, echt, nodigDutch
• essensiellNorwegian Nynorsk
• viktigNorwegian
• zasadniczy, niezbędny, podstawowyPolish
• fundamental, essencialPortuguese
• fundamental, esențială, importantă, esențial, de bază, important, necesarRomanian
• базовый, фундаментальный, необходимый, существенный, важный, основнойRussian
• bistven, nujenSlovene
• essentiell, väsentligSwedish
• அத்தியாவசியTamil
• ముఖ్యమైనTelugu
• สำคัญThai
• істотнеUkrainian
• יקערדיקYiddish
• 必要Chinese

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