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Necessary

//ˈnɛsəsɹi//

Synonyms for "necessary" (129 found)

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Informal (16)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Intj, name, noun, particle, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, noun, slang(3 words)

positive indispensable needful

Noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Name, noun, slang(2 words)

Noun, slang(1 words)

Intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, slang(2 words)

crucial sure-enough

Adj, name, noun, slang(1 words)

General use (113)

Adj, adv, noun, verb(1 words)

Adjective(40 words)

natural unyielding relentless decisive important irresistible inflexible unequivocal conclusive unmistakable fateful uncontrollable urgent inexorable irrevocable momentous imperious involuntary unambiguous obligatory

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Adj, name, noun, verb(2 words)

Adj, noun(22 words)

absolute imperative fundamental essential significant definite fatal incumbent peremptory lavatory privy prerequisite mandatory univocal exigent irreducible requisite infallible compulsory urinal

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unavoidable unpreventable

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, adv, intj(1 words)

Adj, det, name, pron(1 words)

Adj, name, noun(2 words)

cardinal inevitable

Adj, name(1 words)

Noun(11 words)

essential necessity bathroom requisite requirement washroom latrine water closet wc rest room comfort station

Noun, verb(7 words)

need must convenience toilet bathroom outhouse constraining

Adj, noun, verb(6 words)

binding determinate crying importunate compelling underlying

Adverb(3 words)

sure enough sure as fate sure as death

Adj, verb(5 words)

fated required predetermined wanted needed

Verb(4 words)

indicated dictated predestined called for

Name, noun, verb(1 words)

Name, noun(1 words)

clear and distinct perfectly sure without choice irreductible

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