essential

adjective24 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.4

Used with an ungradable adjective like 'essential' to mean 'completely necessary'.

To strongly emphasize that something is necessary.

A common intensifier, often used in American English.

A slightly more formal way to emphasize that something is genuinely necessary.

Emphasizes that the necessity of something is obvious and easy to see.

Indicates that something is very close to being necessary.

Used to state that two or more things are necessary to the same degree.

Similar to 'almost', meaning necessary in effect or for all practical purposes.

A strong way to say that something is not at all necessary.

Indicates that something is quite or moderately necessary.

The most common way to state that something is necessary.

Indicates a change of state where something turns into a necessity.

Emphasizes that something continues to be necessary over time.

Used to describe something that appears to be necessary based on observation.

Used to describe something that seems to be necessary.

Used when an action or situation causes something to become necessary.

To believe or think that something is necessary.

To discover or realize that something is necessary, often through experience.

A common way to express the belief that something is necessary.

To perceive or understand something as being necessary.

To hold an opinion or view something as being necessary.

A more formal way to say you consider something necessary.

Indicates the purpose or the entity for which something is necessary.

Similar to 'for', often used to indicate a fundamental part of a process or concept.