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essential
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of ESSENTIAL
1
something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable <the essentials for success include a willingness to work and the right attitude>
Synonyms condition, demand, must, must-have, necessary, necessity, need, needful, requirement, requisite, sine qua non
Near Antonyms amenity, comfort, extra, extravagance, frill, indulgence, luxury, superfluity, surplus, surplusage
Antonyms nonessential, nonnecessity
2
essentials pl general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based <this will be just an introduction to the essentials of computer programming>
Related Words basis, bedrock, cornerstone, foundation, groundwork, keystone, underpinning; nitty-gritty; belief, canon, doctrine, dogma, faith, philosophy; axiom, law, precept, tenet; rule, standard; theorem
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