Essential and Principle

Essential

Essential noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.

Principle is a synonym for essential in root topic. In some cases you can use "Principle" instead a noun "Essential", when it comes to topics like necessity, prerequisite.

Nearby Words: essence, essentially, essentiality

Principle

Principle noun - A basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct.
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Synonyms for Principle

Essential is a synonym for principle in root topic. Sometimes you can use "Essential" instead a noun "Principle", if it concerns topics such as assumption.

Nearby Words: principal, principled, principally, principe

How words are described

good good essential good principle
physical physical essential physical principle
main main essential main principle

Both words in one sentence

  • The Un-Reveal There's a ton of stuff that Twelve Angry Men gets wrong about the judicial process for the sake of drama (jurors are not supposed to consider evidence not introduced in court or to conduct their own investigations/experiments), but it got this essential principle right.
    Source: The Un-Reveal
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