Essential Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms of Essential:
Absolutely necessary; extremely important.
“it is essential to keep up-to-date records”.
| crucial fundamental imperative important indispensable main necessary needed |
vital capital cardinal Chief leading prerequisite principal requisite |
constitutive foremost must-have necessitous needful required right-hand wanted |
Antonyms of Essential:
| auxiliary extra inessential minor needless nonessential |
optional secondary subordinate trivial unimportant unnecessary |
voluntary inferior accessory atypical subsidiary |