essential

• "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"

Synonyms

• necessitythe condition of being essential or indispensable ; anything indispensable
• requirementrequired activity; anything indispensable; something that is required in advance
• requisitenecessary for relief or supply; anything indispensable
• necessaryabsolutely essential ; unavoidably determined by prior circumstances; anything indispensable

• "vitally necessary"
• "essential tools and materials"
• "funds essential to the completion of the project"
• "an indispensable worker"

Synonyms

• indispensablenot to be dispensed with; absolutely necessary; unavoidable

• "the essential feature"

• "the all-important subject of disarmament"
• "crucial information"
• "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"

Synonyms

• all-important(a)
• all important(p)
• crucialof extreme importance; having crucial relevance; of the greatest importance
• of the essence(p)

• "essential oil"

• "substantive law"

Synonyms

• substantiveany word or group of words functioning as a noun ; of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something; defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established; being on topic and prompting thought