Essential
Crucial
Synonyms: Crucial, key, indispensable, required, requisite, all-important, of the utmost importance, of the essence, life-and-death, mandatory, obligatory, urgent, burning, paramount, high-priority, consequential, necessary, vital, needed, called for, important, vitally important, of great consequence, critical, imperative, compulsory, compelling, pressing, acute, pre-eminent, and significant.
Basic
Synonyms: Basic, fundamental, intrinsic, characteristic, rudimentary, principal, chief, elemental, pivotal, key, salient, vital, indispensable, ingrained, inherent, quintessential, underlying, innate, primary, cardinal, elementary, central, critical, focal, staple, necessary, and foundational.
Necessity
Synonyms: Necessity, prerequisite, requirement, condition, specification, qualification, sine qua non, necessary/essential item, requisite, need, precondition, stipulation, desideratum, and must.
Fundamentals
Example Sentences
Water is essential for life.
Safety is essential at work.
Vitamins are essential for health.
It's essential to stay focused.
