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sine qua non [sahy-nee kwey non, kwah, sin-ey; Lat. si-ne kwah-nohn]
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sine qua non [sahy-nee kwey non, kwah, sin-ey; Lat. si-ne kwah-nohn]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: condition
Synonyms: arrangement, article, catch, codicil, contingency, demand, essential, exception, exemption, fine print, kicker, modification, must, necessity, need, postulate, precondition, prerequisite, provision, proviso, qualification, requirement, requisite, reservation, rule, small print, stipulation, strings, terms
Main Entry: essential
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: necessity, basic
Synonyms: ABCs, bottom line, brass tacks, condition, element, essence, fire and ice, fundamental, groceries, guts*, heart, meat and potatoes, must, name of the game, nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts, part and parcel, precondition, prerequisite, principle, quintessence, requirement, requisite, rudiment, sine qua non, stuff, substance, vital part, where one's at
Notes: the words crucial, essential, and vital cannot be qualified (cannot be more or less...)
Antonyms: accessory, auxiliary, nonessential, subsidiary, throwaway, trivia
Main Entry: fundamental
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: basic, essential part
Synonyms: ABCs, axiom, basis, bottom line, brass tacks, coal and ice, component, constituent, cornerstone, element, factor, foundation, guts*, heart, law, nitty-gritty, principium, principle, rock bottom, rudiment, rule, sine qua non, theorem
Antonyms: addition, auxiliary, extra, subordinate, trivia
Main Entry: must
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: necessity, essential
Synonyms: charge, commitment, committal, condition, devoir, duty, fundamental, imperative, necessary, need, obligation, ought, precondition, prerequisite, requirement, requisite, right, sine qua non
Main Entry: necessity
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: need, essentiality
Synonyms: call, cause, claim, compulsion, demand, desideratum, duress, essence, essential, exaction, exigency, fundamental, godsend, imperative, indispensability, inevitability, inexorableness, life or death, must, necessary, needfulness, no alternative, no choice, obligation, pinch, precondition, prerequisite, privation, requirement, requisite, sine qua non, stress, undeniability, urgency, vital part, vitals, want
Antonyms: desire, want
Main Entry: prerequisite
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: condition, necessity
Synonyms: essential, imperative, must, need, postulate, precondition, qualification, requirement, requisite, sine qua non
Antonyms: extra, option
Main Entry: requirement/requisite
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: necessity, want
Synonyms: claim, compulsion, concern, condition, demand, desideratum, element, engrossment, essential, exaction, exigency, extremity, fulfillment, fundamental, imperative, lack, must, need, obligation, obsession, pinch, precondition, preliminary, preoccupation, prepossession, prerequisite, prescription, provision, proviso, qualification, sine qua non, specification, stipulation, terms, urgency, vital part
Antonyms: desire, option, wish
Main Entry: stipulation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: condition of agreement
Synonyms: agreement, arrangement, circumscription, clause, contract, designation, engagement, fine print, limit, obligation, precondition, prerequisite, provision, proviso, qualification, requirement, reservation, restriction, settlement, sine qua non, small print, specification, string attached, term, terms
Antonyms: implication, request, wish
Main Entry: precondition
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: condition
Synonyms: arrangement, article, catch, codicil, contingency, demand, essential, exception, exemption, fine print, kicker, modification, must, necessity, need, postulate, prerequisite, provision, proviso, qualification, requirement, requisite, reservation, rule, sine qua non, small print, stipulation, strings, terms
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