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   nec·es·sar·y

   /ˈnesəˌserē/

   adjective

   • 1. required to be done, achieved, or present; needed; essential: "it's not necessary for you to be here" Similar obligatoryrequisiterequiredcompulsorymandatoryimperativedemandedneededcalled forneedfulessentialindispensablevitalof the essenceincumbentde rigueurOpposite unnecessarynonessentialdispensable
   • 2. determined, existing, or happening by natural laws or predestination; inevitable: "a necessary consequence" Similar inevitableunavoidablecertainsureinescapableinexorableineluctablefateddestinedpredeterminedpredestinedpreordainedOpposite possible
   • ▪ (of a concept, statement, judgment, etc.) inevitably resulting from or produced by the nature of things, so that the contrary is impossible.
   • ▪ (of an agent) having no independent volition.

   noun

   • 1. the basic requirements of life, such as food and warmth: "not merely luxuries, but also the common necessaries"
   • ▪ small items required for a particular journey or purpose: "I hastily threw a few necessaries into a kit bag"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin necessarius, from necesse‘be needful’.

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   Synonyms for NECESSARY: required, mandatory, compulsory, incumbent, needed, urgent, imperative, obligatory; Antonyms of NECESSARY: optional, voluntary, elective, unnecessary, discretionary, unwanted, unimportant, chosen

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   adjective. These are words and phrases related to necessary. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of necessary. Take whatever tools are necessary to get the job done. Synonyms. required. obligatory. needed. needful.

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   Synonyms for NECESSARY in English: needed, demanded, required, called for, essential, vital, compulsory, incumbent, mandatory, imperative, …

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   Synonyms for NECESSARY: essential, important, indispensable, needful, required, requisite, compulsory, imperative; Antonyms for NECESSARY: unimportant, unnecessary, casual, unessential, discretional, needless, nonessential, optional.

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    Sense: Adjective: inevitable. Synonyms: unavoidable, undeniable, certain, inevitable, ineluctable, inescapable, predestined, unmissable. Antonyms: avoidable, uncertain, evitable. Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement. Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries:

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    Necessary refers to anything you can't do without. Necessary, cede, and cease all come from the same root, cedere, which is Latin for "to go away" or "to give something up." When something's necessary, you won't give it up.