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Essential

/ɪˈsɛn.ʃəl/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:11 pts9 letters

Definition of Essential

noun

  1. A necessary ingredient.
  2. A fundamental ingredient.

adjective

  1. Necessary.
  2. Very important; of high importance.
  3. Necessary for survival but not synthesized by the organism, thus needing to be ingested
  4. Being in the basic form; showing its essence.

    "Don’t mind him being grumpy. That’s the essential Fred."

  5. Really existing; existent.

Anagrams of Essential

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "essential" and rearranging:

+ganglesites
+menamelistsmesnalties
+sessentials

Related Word Patterns

ES...Words starting with "es"...ALWords ending with "al"All 9-letter wordsUnscramble "essential"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

crucialindispensable

ANTONYMS

accessorialaccidentalincidentalunnecessaryunneededadscititiousinessentialnon-essentialnonessentialunessentialunimportant

Rhyming Words

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Related Words

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