Thesaurus results for OF THE ESSENCE

of the essence

phrase

Definition of of the essence next

as in necessary

impossible to do without Time is of the essence so please hurry.

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

Cite this Entry

Style

“Of the essence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/of%20the%20essence. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.

Copy Citation

Word of the Day

recuse

See Definitions and Examples »

Get Word of the Day daily email!

Test Your Vocabulary

What Did You Just Call Me?

Before we went to her house, Hannah told us her aunt was a flibbertigibbet.

Complimentary Insulting

Hear a word and type it out. How many can you get right?

TAKE THE QUIZ

Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can with using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.

Can you make 12 words with 7 letters?

PLAY

Synonyms of of the essence

phrase

Thesaurus Entries Near of the essence