You have bought more postage stamps than are necessary.
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Necessary
/ˈnɛsəsɹi/
Synonyms for "necessary" (202 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (41)
absoluteapodicticbackhousebasementbathroombindingboundcalled forcancardinalcertainchoicelessclearclear and distinctclear as dayclosetcomfort stationcompellingcompulsoryconclusive
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Adjective(8 words)
basic nourishmentbasic teaching conceptcompulsory assessmentcompulsory examconstant companioncrucialcrucial evidencecrucial factor
Strong matches (60)
Noun(7 words)
deliverableessentialessential life science conceptessential questionessential readingimperative formincumbent
Adjective(19 words)
elementalessentialessential biological functionessential biology conceptessential conceptessential goodsessential ideaessential keywordessential micronutrientessential nutrientessential partessential questionsessential service provisionessential skills prioritizationfundamental constantimportant matterimportant personal traitintegral governorinvaluable
Related words (101)
irreplaceableirresistibleirrevocablejakesjohnjohnnykeylatrinelavatoryloomainmandatorymomentousmustnecessitousneedneededneedfulobligatoryoffice
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outhouseperemptoryperfectly surepositivepredestinedpredeterminedprerequisiteprivyrelentlessrequiredrequisiteresistlessrest roomsignificantstaplesuresure as deathsure as fatesure enoughsure-enoughtoilettrueunambiguousunavoidableuncontrollableundeflectableunderlyingunequivocalunerringunevadableunforgoableunivocalunmistakableunpreventableunstoppableunyieldingurgenturinalvitalwantedwashroomwater closetwcwithout choice
Adjective(23 words)
key learning conceptlogically necessarymandated textmandatory actmandatory assignmentmandatory community servicemandatory servicemandatory trainingminimum reading abilitymodalneededobligatoryobligatory assignmentobligatory requirementprerequisite courserequiredrequired courserequired servicerestrictiveunavoidable
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vital carevital functionvital life processes
Noun(10 words)
more foundationalmost essentialmost essential datamost requirednecessityobbligatoobligatorequired textrequirementrequisite
Adverb(1 words)
most frequent value
Adjective(1 words)
Verb(2 words)
How these synonyms differ
- essential - 'Essential' frames necessity as identity, remove it and the thing stops being what it is. Breathing is essential; a deadline is necessary.
- indispensable - 'Indispensable' means you literally cannot do without it. It implies that no substitute exists, this person or thing is irreplaceable.
- mandatory - 'Mandatory' is the strongest form of required, backed by rules, laws, or authority. There's no room for personal judgment.
- required - 'Required' is external and often bureaucratic, someone or some system has mandated it. Necessity can come from within; requirements come from without.
Related word relations
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More general
7 entriesdescriptive termessential attributeessential criterionlogical propertynecessary relationqualitative propertything
More specific
4 entriesCollocations
6 entriesabsolutely necessarynecessary conditionnecessary fornecessary prerequisitepractically necessarystrictly necessary
Inflections
2 entriesmore necessarymost necessary
Derivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
9 entriesSample sentences
18 total sentences available.
It is necessary for you to see a doctor at once.
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It is necessary for you to start now.
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It is necessary that you start at once.
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