NECESSARY Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word necessary. (close relations)
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| 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 | ||||||
| requisite | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • anything indispensable adjective satellite • necessary for relief or supply | ||||||
| compulsory | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • required by rule | ||||||
| crucial | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis adjective satellite • having crucial relevance • of the greatest importance | ||||||
| imperative | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • requiring attention or action • relating to verbs in the imperative mood noun • a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior • some duty that is essential and urgent • a verb in the imperative mood. | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| mandatory | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • the recipient of a mandate • a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves adjective satellite • required by rule | ||||||
| needed | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • necessary for relief or supply | ||||||
| needful | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • necessary for relief or supply | ||||||
| obligatory | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • morally or legally constraining or binding adjective satellite • required by obligation or compulsion or convention | ||||||
| required | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • necessary for relief or supply • required by rule | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| inevitable | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • incapable of being avoided or prevented noun • an unavoidable event adjective satellite • invariably occurring or appearing | ||||||
| natural | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature • existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation • existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical • (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone • (of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically related noun • someone regarded as certain to succeed • a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat • (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake adjective satellite • functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies • unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct • (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes • being talented through inherited qualities • free from artificiality | ||||||
| necessity | nounn | |||||
noun • the condition of being essential or indispensable • anything indispensable | ||||||
| requirement | nounn | |||||
noun • required activity • anything indispensable • something that is required in advance | ||||||
