Essential
Essential noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.
Option
Option noun - Something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment.
Usage example: a slew of options that would add several thousand dollars to the base price of the car
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
-
This in any case was never a realistic option because as far as the leaders were concerned, slavery really was the essential cause for the South.
Source: Film / Gettysburg -
Combined with Death Is the Only Option in that Ia's death is merely another (albeit essential) step of her plan.
- Arthéon from Noob, showing it mostly via interest in the game's background and refusal to de-activate the "taking distance between avatars into account" option on the microphones unless it's essential to the success of the quest.
Source: The Roleplayer
Cite this Source
Option and Essential. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/essential/option
Essential & Option. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/essential/option>.
Option or Essential. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/essential/option.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "essential" and "option" have occurred on timeline