SINE QUA NON Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase sine qua non. (close relations)
Definition of SINE QUA NON
Best Alternative Words for SINE QUA NON
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crucial | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis adjective satellite • having crucial relevance • of the greatest importance | ||||||||
essential | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • basic and fundamental • being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc • defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established noun • anything indispensable adjective satellite • absolutely necessary; vitally necessary • of the greatest importance | ||||||||
fundamental | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business • the lowest tone of a harmonic series adjective satellite • serving as an essential component • being or involving basic facts or principles • far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something | ||||||||
important | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of great significance or value • important in effect or meaning • of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis adjective satellite • having authority or ascendancy or influence • having or suggesting a consciousness of high position | ||||||||
indispensable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not to be dispensed with; essential adjective satellite • absolutely necessary; vitally necessary • unavoidable | ||||||||
key | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated • United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) • something crucial for explaining • pitch of the voice • any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music • a kilogram of a narcotic drug • a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple • a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida • (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court • a list of answers to a test • a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations • a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access • mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) • the central building block at the top of an arch or vault • a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed adjective satellite • serving as an essential component verb • identify as in botany or biology, for example • provide with a key • vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key • regulate the musical pitch of • harmonize with or adjust to | ||||||||
necessary | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • absolutely essential noun • anything indispensable adjective satellite • unavoidably determined by prior circumstances | ||||||||
requisite | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • anything indispensable adjective satellite • necessary for relief or supply | ||||||||
vital | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • urgently needed; absolutely necessary • performing an essential function in the living body • full of spirit; full of life • manifesting or characteristic of life | ||||||||
essential condition | nounn | |||||||
noun • a prerequisite |