Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

Proper Noun

The word "necessary" can be used as noun, adjective, adjective and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

cs evitable needed superfluous swap swap cs unnecessary unnecessary unneeded useless

Derived Terms

equinecessary innecessary necessarian necessarily necessary condition necessary evil necessary room necessary woman nonnecessary seminecessary socially necessary labour time

Derived From

necessarium

Context

euphemism uk

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

thing

Related Terms

necessariness necessary house necessary place necessary stool necessary vault necessitate necessitation necessitousness necessitude necessity

Related Terms

absolute absolute need accessory achieve act adjective area avoid business compulsion defecation desire determined do essential free will have importance important in order to indispensable inescapable inevitable involuntary lavatory logically mandatory messy messy area must must have necessary house necessitate necessity necessity adjective need needed needed state needful obligatory outhouse penalty place rather required result some state unavoidable urination vital whether

Similar Terms

essential incumbent incumbent indispensable indispensable inevitable inevitable needed needful obligatory obligatory required requisite requisite

Synonym Network

inevitable necessity

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