All essential synonyms

adjective essential

• wanted — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
• elemental — Primary or basic.
• key — a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
• central — Something that is central is in the middle of a place or area.
• absolute — Absolute means total and complete.
• constitutional — Constitutional means relating to the constitution of a particular country or organization.
• inherent — existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute; inhering: an inherent distrust of strangers.
• intrinsic — belonging to a thing by its very nature: the intrinsic value of a gold ring.
• underlying — lying or situated beneath, as a substratum.
• cold — Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable.
• ideal — a standard of perfection or excellence.
• material — the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
• nub — the point, gist, or heart of something.
• perfect — conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type: a perfect sphere; a perfect gentleman.
• primary — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
• prime — of the first importance; demanding the fullest consideration: a prime requisite.
• primitive — being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life.
• basal — Basal means relating to or forming the base of something.
• complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
• congenital — A congenital disease or medical condition is one that a person has had from birth, but is not inherited.
• connate — existing in a person or thing from birth; congenital or innate
• deep-seated — A deep-seated problem, feeling, or belief is difficult to change because its causes have been there for a long time.
• elementary — Of or relating to the most rudimentary aspects of a subject.
• inborn — naturally present at birth; innate.
• inbred — naturally inherent; innate; native: her inbred grace.
• innate — existing in one from birth; inborn; native: innate musical talent.
• quintessential — of the pure and essential essence of something: the quintessential Jewish delicatessen.
• substratal — something that is spread or laid under something else; a stratum or layer lying under another.