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necessary

/ necessary /
adjective satellite/adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
unavoidably determined by prior circumstances
"the necessary consequences of one''s actions"
Similar:
inevitable
adjective Sense 2
absolutely essential
Similar:
essential indispensable needed needful required requisite obligatory
Opposites:
unnecessary unneeded
See also:
essential indispensable obligatory
noun Sense 3
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"
Opposites:
inessential nonessential
Type of:
thing
Kinds of:
desideratum must need want
Derived:
want need require necessitate ask
Semantic Complexity
38%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
8
Total Relationships
25
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

inevitable essential indispensable needed needful required requisite obligatory unnecessary unneeded thing desideratum