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Adjective Necessary or very important crucial important necessary key requisite vital indispensable needed required called for imperative critical mandatory compulsory obligatory paramount compelling urgent integral pressing high-priority acute of the essence pivotal fundamental substantive all-important burning central consequential significant vitally important life-and-death of great consequence of the utmost importance pre-eminent prerequisite all important must-have necessitous needful “It is essential that you work hard if you want to achieve your goals.” Adjective Fundamental, inherent or central in nature basic inherent fundamental quintessential intrinsic principal underlying characteristic primary innate rudimentary central cardinal elementary chief focal critical core key main dominant integral elemental prime salient foremost staple pivotal predominant natural root vital indispensable necessary true foundational deep-rooted ingrained bottom-line built-in capital constitutive deep-down deep-seated hard-wired radical connate constitutional engrained hardwired immanent inborn inbred indigenous material native primitive congenital “Is the essential nature of humans to cooperate or to dominate?” Adjective Being in the most pure form quintessential ideal absolute archetypal classic consummate classical complete model best definitive perfect supreme ultimate copybook prototypical pure representative typical exemplary flawless idealisedUK idealizedUS idyllic optimal optimum paradigmatic prime transcendental utopian unblemished unsullied untainted untarnished “I don't take coffee, I take tea, my dear. I'm the essential Englishman in New York.” Adjective Being in the basic, or simplest, form elementary basic fundamental introductory preliminary rudimentary basal elemental foundational rudimental underlying abecedarian meat-and-potatoes prefatory simple “You will need an essential understanding of programming concepts to work on this task.” Noun A necessary component necessity prerequisite requisite requirement need specification condition fundamental stipulation precondition imperative must qualification desideratum criterion essential item necessary item sine qua non essentiality must-have postulate demand lifeblood part and parcel vital part “Exercise is an essential for a healthy body.” Noun (usually used in plural form "essentials") A fundamental element or characteristic fundamental basic rudiment principle first principle foundation preliminary groundwork essence basis standard core value rule cornerstone constituent crux bedrock code doctrine modus operandi tenet criterion dogma ethic sine qua non determinant kernel axiom bottom line fact nitty-gritty practicality reality stipulation golden rule ground rule ABC brass tacks hard fact law marrow meat nub nuts and bolts guts heart precept principium regulation “Treating our customers with respect is an essential at our company.” Find more words! 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