Grade 6

essential

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(es-sen-tial) 3 syllables

Definition

adjective. very important and necessary.

Example Sentence

Water is an essential fluid.

More Example Sentences

It is essential to study for the test.

Synonyms

important; necessary; vital

Antonyms

unimportant; unnecessary; trivial

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Rhymes

  • henschel
  • hentschel

  • credential
  • essential
  • potential
  • prudential
  • torrential
  • credential
  • essential
  • potential
  • prudential
  • sequential
  • tangential
  • torrential

  • confidential
  • deferential
  • differential
  • existential
  • exponential
  • preferential
  • presidential
  • quintessential
  • reverential
  • confidential
  • consequential
  • deferential
  • differential
  • existential
  • exponential
  • influential
  • nonessential
  • preferential
  • presidential
  • providential
  • quintessential
  • residential
  • reverential

  • experiential
  • jurisprudential
  • nonresidential
  • vice-presidential
  • inconsequential
  • jurisprudential
  • nonresidential
  • vice-presidential
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