essential

adjective/ɪˈsenʃl/CEFR B1

অপরিহার্য, অত্যাবশ্যক

Meaning

Absolutely necessary; extremely important.

Example sentences

  • Sleep is essential for health.ঘুম স্বাস্থ্যের জন্য অপরিহার্য।
  • Water is essential for plants.গাছের জন্য পানি অত্যাবশ্যক।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: vital, crucial, indispensable

Antonyms: optional, unnecessary

Similar words, and what each means

  • vital

    অত্যাবশ্যক, প্রাণসংশ্লিষ্ট

    Necessary for success or for life itself.

  • crucial

    অত্যন্ত জরুরি, নির্ণায়ক

    So important that everything else depends on it.

  • indispensable

    অপরিহার্য

    So necessary that you cannot manage without it.

  • necessary

    প্রয়োজনীয়, দরকারি

    Needed; something you must have or do.

  • fundamental

    মৌলিক, প্রাথমিক

    Forming a necessary base or core; of central importance.

Other English words for “অপরিহার্য, অত্যাবশ্যক”

  • indispensable

    So necessary that you cannot manage without it.

  • vital

    Necessary for success or for life itself.

  • critical

    Extremely serious or important, or expressing disapproval.

Opposite words

  • unnecessary

    অপ্রয়োজনীয়

    Not needed.

  • redundant

    অতিরিক্ত; অপ্রয়োজনীয়

    Not or no longer needed; superfluous.

  • superfluous

    অতিরিক্ত ও অপ্রয়োজনীয়

    More than is needed, and therefore not wanted.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • essentiallyadverbমূলত, প্রকৃতপক্ষে

“essential” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • “Rahim: Yes, I do agree with you that reading newspaper is very essential for enriching our knowledge.” No seventeen-year-old has ever said that to a friend at a tea stall.

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  • Even if you speak clearly word by word, learning connected speech is essential for understanding native speakers.

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  • News writing follows the inverted pyramid: the most important facts sit in the first paragraph, and every paragraph after that is less essential than the one before it.

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Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “essential” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • বৈজ্ঞানিক পদ্ধতি মানে না এমন
    • • চতুর, বুদ্ধিমান
    • • অপরিহার্য, অত্যাবশ্যক
    • • উঁচু, উচ্চ
    Show the answer

    অপরিহার্য, অত্যাবশ্যক — essential (adjective) — অপরিহার্য, অত্যাবশ্যক. Absolutely necessary; extremely important.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “essential”?

    • • vital
    • • timorous
    • • well-to-do
    • • enigmatic
    Show the answer

    vital — vital — অত্যাবশ্যক, প্রাণসংশ্লিষ্ট. Necessary for success or for life itself.

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