Synonyms for Necessary
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Words related to "Necessary" (adjective) include essential, indispensable, incumbent, needed, needful.
Adjective
absolutely essential
Similar
essentialindispensableincumbentneededneedfulrequiredrequisiteobligatory
unavoidably determined by prior circumstances
"the necessary consequences of one's actions"
Similar
inevitable
Antonyms
unnecessary
Noun
anything indispensable
"food and shelter are necessities of life" "the essentials of the good life" "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions" "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained"
Synonyms
necessityessentialrequirementrequisite
Broader
thing
Antonyms
inessential
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