Synonyms of must-have

must-have 1 of 2

adjective

as in essential

impossible to do without

aprons are must-have accessories for the cooking class

Synonyms & Similar Words

• essential
• necessary
• integral
• required
• needed
• needful
• vital
• critical
• imperative
• crucial
• important
• indispensable
• requisite
• all-important
• of the essence
• mandatory
• compulsory
• prerequisite
• basic
• key
• major
• necessitous
• fundamental
• obligatory
• meaningful
• momentous
• organic
• urgent
• significant
• substantial
• central
• persistent
• consequential
• pressing
• insistent
• nonelective
• material
• weighty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unnecessary
• nonessential
• needless
• unwanted
• dispensable
• unimportant
• unessential
• extra
• insignificant
• undesired
• inessential
• unneeded
• superfluous
• excess
• external
• inconsequential
• surplus
• extraneous

must-have

2 of 2

noun

as in must

something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable

hiking boots are a must-have for this trip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• must
• requirement
• necessity
• essential
• necessary
• need
• requisite
• needful
• demand
• condition
• prerequisite
• sine qua non
• advantage
• precondition
• plus
• wish
• desideratum
• edge
• desideration

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• luxury
• extra
• surplus
• comfort
• nonessential
• indulgence
• nonnecessity
• extravagance
• amenity
• frill
• surplusage
• superfluity