Essential and Obvious

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Essential

Essential adjective - Impossible to do without.
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Obvious and essential are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obvious" instead an adjective "Essential".
Nearby Words: essence, essentially, essentiality

Obvious

Obvious adjective - Not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation.
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Essential and obvious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Essential" instead an adjective "Obvious".
Nearby Words: obviously, obviousness

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  • Bad Dreams This seems to underscore that even when Luke was a brat at the start of the game, he still had the essential kindness toward others that he develops in more obvious ways later on.
    Source: Bad Dreams
  • Only a Flesh Wound In The Sixth Sense: Subverting this is essential to the movie's big twist, although it isn't obvious when it happens.
    Source: Only a Flesh Wound
  • Literature / The Canterbury Tales Character Development: Most obvious (and essential) in the Wife of Bath's Tale, as a rapist learns a lesson in humility.
    Source: Literature / The Canterbury Tales
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