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necessary

/'nɛsɪ,sɛri/

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noun
anything indispensable
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essential necessity requirement requisite

type of:
thing
adjective
absolutely essential
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requisite incumbent indispensable needed needful obligatory required essential

Opposite:

unnecessary
adjective
unavoidably determined by prior circumstances
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"the necessary consequences of one's actions"

Similar:

inevitable

Examples of necessary

"the necessary consequences of one's actions"