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Contexts ▼▲ Adjective Opposite of not needed or important Opposite of too small or unimportant to be worth consideration Noun Opposite of extra or luxury Opposite of something considered a (nonessential) luxury, typically expensive Opposite of something, typically unessential, that improves one's quality of life … more ▼ ▲ Adjective ▲ Opposite of not needed or important essential indispensable necessary needed needful required important major mandatory vital imperative requisite key crucial desired critical wanted lacking integral acute obligatory compulsory burning paramount urgent pressing compelling necessitous called for pre-eminent lacked vitally important consequential significant of great consequence of the utmost importance must-have life-and-death high-priority material useful fundamental substantial weighty momentous eventful meaningful big pivotal unfrivolous central basic all-important serious considerable valuable relevant appropriate worthwhile prerequisite all important principal pertinent grave reasonable profound core compulsatory cardinal elementary monumental sizable far-reaching de rigueur of the essence worthy durable designed careful intrinsic planned recommended rudimentary exigent demanded grounded beneficial substantive innate inherent pointed relative applicable apposite germane apropos large mighty imprecise severe unusual uncommon incumbent exceptional fateful portentous noteworthy great appreciable landmark impactful telling capital nontrivial radical deserved provoked justified warranted just potent glaring intense native national justifiable pronounced imposing internal interior middle inside high-level heavy-duty worthy of attention overriding Adjective ▲ Opposite of too small or unimportant to be worth consideration significant important material meaningful consequential considerable substantial essential momentous vital appreciable exceptional historic impressive outstanding earthshaking heavy noteworthy sizable deep generous marked remarkable striking unfrivolous climacteric crucial hefty mighty quantum serious big extensive great large noticeable valuable emphatic grave impactful notable strong weighty especial eventful extreme huge sensational severe critical fundamental monumental pronounced sensible distinctive extraordinary high landmark major powerful all-important earth-shattering large-scale “A blood test will show a significant reduction in the hemoglobin content of the red blood cells and an increase in the size of the cells.” Noun ▲ Opposite of extra or luxury essential Noun ▲ Opposite of something considered a (nonessential) luxury, typically expensive necessity Noun ▲ Opposite of something, typically unessential, that improves one's quality of life burden encumbrance hassle inconvenience nuisance affliction albatross difficulty disadvantage disturbance drawback hindrance load strain weight millstone “Having to carry so many shoes on her holiday was a great burden to her.” Find more words! 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