Antonyms for Essential
əˈsɛn ʃəles·sen·tial

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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.

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

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

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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

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1. • Law

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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"

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

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

2. essential, indispensableadjective

   absolutely necessary; vitally necessary

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

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

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

3. essentialadjective

   basic and fundamental

   "the essential feature"

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

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

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"

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

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

6. substantive, essentialadjective

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

   "substantive law"

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

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. essentialadjective

   Antonyms:
   nonessential, superfluous

   Synonyms:
   indispensable, necessary, requisite

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. knick-knack

   necessary: of the highest importance for achieving something.

   this is an essential ingredient for the cake!

   Submitted by JP03 on August 18, 2015  

How to use Essential in a sentence?

1. Nobel Assembly:

   David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian ability to sense heat, cold and touch is essential for survival and underpins David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian interaction with the world around David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian.

2. Takeshi Iwaya:

   We need to remind ourselves of the undeniable fact that there has been no essential change in North Korea's nuclear and missile capabilities. More specifically, North Korea maintains several hundreds of ballistic missiles which have the whole territory of Japan within their reach.

3. Paul Divakar:

   This settlement is far from health care centers, banks, schools and other essential services. During times like Covid-19, the aid may not even reach this small pocket. covid-19 is legitimizing these actions all in the name of hygiene and social distancing.

4. Martha Beck:

   The really potent part of love is that it allows you to carry around beliefs about yourself that make you feel special, desirable, precious, innately good. Your lover couldn't have seen these qualities in you, even temporarily, if they weren't part of your essential being.

5. Eva Muller:

   If you're really looking at sustainable development, and this is what everybody wants, we need the forests because they are essential for regulating water flows, storing carbon and preserving soils.

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