Essential : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'essential': discover synonyms for the word essential, such as vital or crucial.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as essential. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": vital and indispensable.


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Synonyms for essential sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for essential Degree of synonymy of essential Frequency in the language
vital
   22055 7.76  
crucial
   21773 4.59  
indispensable
   21604 0.75  
necessary
   21423 45.98  
important
   21208 207.59  
basic
   20222 15.57  
requisite
   20183 0.37  
necessity
   19147 2.88  
substantial
   18997 3.57  
primary
   18421 8.71  
staple
   18396 1.12  
substantive
   18286 0.24  
requirement
   18255 1.43  
constituent
   17639 0.12  
constitutive
   17482  
must
   17334 699.24  
constitutional
   17273 2.20  
organic
   17233 4.31  
biogenic
   16738 0.04  

Lexical field of "essential"

vital
indispensable
important
crucial
necessary
necessity
basic
requirement
must
staple
requisite
substantial
primary
constitutive
substantive
constituent
virtual
basal
biogenic
constitutional
organic
all-important
all important
in essence
life-sustaining
of import
of the essence
unexpendable
critical
integral
imperative
prerequisite
paramount
key
invaluable
valuable
fundamental
needed
foundational
required
precondition
irreplaceable
need
appropriate
intrinsic
unavoidable
pivotal
pertinent
urgent
essence