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necessary
adjective as in essential
Strongest matches
basic, crucial, decisive, essential, fundamental, imperative, indispensable, mandatory, needed, paramount, required, significant, unavoidable, urgent, vital
Strong matches
binding, cardinal, chief, expedient, prerequisite, pressing, prime, principal, requisite
Weak matches
all-important, bottom-line, compelling, compulsory, de rigueur, elementary, exigent, incumbent on, momentous, must-have, name of game, needful, obligatory, quintessential, specified, wanted
adjective as in inevitable
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Weak matches
assured, fated, ineluctable, ineludible, inerrant, inescapable, inevasible, inexorable, infallible, returnless, undeniable, unescapable
Example Sentences
As Frost pointed out, it’s not necessary to annoy people with self-important umbrage.
In late September, the Dutch government wrested control of Nexperia from its Chinese owner Wingtech Technology, citing the need to preserve “technological knowledge and capabilities” necessary for Europe’s economic security.
This finding therefore deepens our understanding of how solar activity may have created the environmental conditions necessary for life to appear on early Earth, and possibly on other planets as well.
Mr McKie said the step of appointing a trustee in sequestration on behalf of Salmond's widow was "very unfortunate" but necessary "to protect her interests and those of creditors".
Yet those offerings serve the purpose of preparing students with necessary life skills.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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