We’ve reviewed how “Essential” has appeared in crosswords over time. This list captures the answers that were most consistently matched with the clue across real solving scenarios.
Possible Answers:
- VITAL
- BASIC
- KEY
- INTEGRAL
- NECESSARY
- INSTRUMENTAL
- MANDATORY
- NEEDBE
- INTRINSIC
- MUSTHAVE
- NEEDED
- CRUCIAL
- MUST
- BASAL
- INDISPENSABLE
- INNER
- NEED
- IMPERATIVE
- NEEDFUL
- INHERENT
Synonyms and Definitions
VITAL
- Synonyms: critical, full of life, life-sustaining, lively
BASIC
- Synonyms: canonic, canonical, introductory, staple
- Definition: A widely recognized programming language that is comparatively simple to grasp, abbreviated as beginners all-purpose symbolic instruction code. Its no longer commonly used.
KEY
- Synonyms: cardinal, cay, central, describe, discover, distinguish, florida key, fundamental, headstone, identify, key fruit, key out, keystone, name, paint, primal, samara, tonality, winder
INTEGRAL
- Synonyms: built-in, constitutional, entire, inbuilt, inherent, intact
NECESSARY
- Synonyms: necessity, requirement, requisite
INSTRUMENTAL
- Synonyms: implemental, subservient
MANDATORY
- Synonyms: compulsory, mandatary, mandate, required
INTRINSIC
- Synonyms: intrinsical
NEEDED
- Synonyms: ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, needful, postulate, require, take, want
CRUCIAL
- Synonyms: all important, all-important, important, of the essence
MUST
- Synonyms: moldiness, mustiness
BASAL
- Synonyms: base, primary, radical
INNER
- Synonyms: inside, interior, internal, intimate, privileged
- Definition: Situated on the inside; – Leonard Bernstein; – David Denby; – A.R.Gurney,Jr.
NEED
- Synonyms: indigence, motivation, motive, pauperism, pauperization, penury
IMPERATIVE
- Synonyms: imperative form, imperative mood, jussive mood
NEEDFUL
- Synonyms: needed
INHERENT
- Synonyms: implicit in, integral, underlying