essential
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1.9
- adjective
- /ɪˈsɛnʃəl/
- B vitamins are absolutely essential for brain function.
- absolutely essential
- essential for success
- an essential role
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Watch on YouTubeThose are both skills that are essential to the Turing test.
- Those are both skills that are essential to the Turing test.
- Learning how to be creative is essential for real survival.
- If it's if it's essential, I don't control it.
- I think that's an essential point to make.
- And this is very essential because I like it.
- I believe that criticism is essential, but cynicism is not.
- And so, so I think that's essential grit.
- B vitamins are absolutely essential for brain function.
- And addressing the trauma is essential to living a more whole life.
- You know, this is just such an essential skill for our species.
- Well, I think first of all, it's essential that they do work together.
- Building self esteem is essential for later success.
Examples
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Those kinds of things are essential for our bodies.
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Teamwork is essential for the success of any collaborative project.
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Why do we see history as an essential part of our identity?
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This is absolutely essential for any president.
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I think it's essential for a club like this.
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Yet, it is essential to understand that power is not theirs by birth.
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Good personal hygiene is one of the most essential disciplines a man can have in this world.
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It is essential that you sleep tonight.
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Culture is one of the factors that is essential in organizational initiatives and effectiveness.
Academic text (2017) -
Recognizing and articulating these diverse connections is an essential component of effective ecosystem management.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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1.0
A person or thing that matters a lot
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1.0
Needed and cannot be avoided
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2.0
Very important for something to work or succeed
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2.5
Being most important or basic
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2.1
Very important and needed for something to work
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3.5
Very important and necessary for something to work
437
3.6
Very important for the success or result of something
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3.5
Necessary for life or for something to succeed
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5.3
Necessary and very important as part of a whole
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4.6
Needed so much you cannot do without it or them
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4.0
Very necessary for a decision or success
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6.2
Needed for a particular purpose
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3.9
Very important for something to happen or succeed
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5.3
Very important and needed right away
Very important and needed for something to work or survive
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
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3.0
A service that people need for health, safety and daily care, like healthcare or water
- Specialized
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4.2
High blood pressure that lasts a long time and has no known cause
- Specialized
A blood disorder with very few platelets, the tiny blood parts that stop bleeding, not caused by another disease
How Necessary
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Essential comes from the Latin root esse 'to be' and the word essence 'core of something'. So, something essential is what a thing really 'is' at its center, the part that is most necessary.