All necessary synonyms
necΒ·esΒ·sarΒ·y
N n adj necessary
- unavoidable β unable to be avoided; inevitable: an unavoidable delay.
- mandatory β authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- fundamental β serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- urgent β compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing: an urgent matter.
- indispensable β absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite: an indispensable member of the staff.
- required β to have need of; need: He requires medical care.
- crucial β If you describe something as crucial, you mean it is extremely important.
- needed β necessary, required, or wanted (usually used in combination): a much-needed vacation.
- vital β of or relating to life: vital processes.
- imperative β imperative language
- significant β important; of consequence.
- basic β You use basic to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or necessary, and on which others depend.
- paramount β chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- decisive β If a fact, action, or event is decisive, it makes it certain that there will be a particular result.
- imminent β likely to occur at any moment; impending: Her death is imminent.
- certain β If you are certain about something, you firmly believe it is true and have no doubt about it. If you are not certain about something, you do not have definite knowledge about it.
- prime β of the first importance; demanding the fullest consideration: a prime requisite.
- binding β A binding promise, agreement, or decision must be obeyed or carried out.
- chief β The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it.
- pressing β urgent; demanding immediate attention: a pressing need.
- cardinal β A cardinal is a high-ranking priest in the Catholic church.
- requisite β required or necessary for a particular purpose, position, etc.; indispensable: the requisite skills of an engineer.
- prerequisite β required beforehand: a prerequisite fund of knowledge.
- principal β first or highest in rank, importance, value, etc.; chief; foremost.
- compelling β A compelling argument or reason is one that convinces you that something is true or that something should be done.
- compulsory β If something is compulsory, you must do it or accept it, because it is the law or because someone in a position of authority says you must.
- de rigueur β If you say that a possession or habit is de rigueur, you mean that it is fashionable and therefore necessary for anyone who wants to avoid being considered unfashionable.
- momentous β of great or far-reaching importance or consequence: a momentous day.
- obligatory β required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- quintessential β of the pure and essential essence of something: the quintessential Jewish delicatessen.
- specified β to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
adjective necessary
- essential β Absolutely necessary; extremely important.
- necessitous β destitute or impoverished; needy; indigent: to aid a necessitous young mother.
- expedient β (of an action) Convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral.
- elementary β Of or relating to the most rudimentary aspects of a subject.
- exigent β Pressing ; demanding.
- inevitable β unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary: an inevitable conclusion.
- inevasible β Incapable of being evaded.
noun necessary
- vitals β the bodily organs, such as the brain, liver, heart, lungs, etc, that are necessary to maintain life
- desideratum β something lacked and wanted
- inevitability β unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary: an inevitable conclusion.
- necessity β something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life.
- must β to be obliged; be compelled: Do I have to go? I must, I suppose.
- devoir β duty; obligation
- necessaries β being essential, indispensable, or requisite: a necessary part of the motor.
- need β a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation: There is no need for you to go there.
- indispensability β absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite: an indispensable member of the staff.
- committal β Committal is the process of officially sending someone to a prison or to hospital.
- devoirs β compliments or respects; courteous attentions
- ought β a cipher (0); zero.