necessary

Definition for necessary

adjective as in essential

Strongest matches

basic, crucial, decisive, essential, fundamental, imperative, indispensable, mandatory, needed, paramount, required, significant, unavoidable, urgent, vital

Strong matches

binding, cardinal, chief, expedient, prerequisite, pressing, prime, principal, requisite

Weak matches

all-important, bottom-line, compelling, compulsory, de rigueur, elementary, exigent, incumbent on, momentous, must-have, name of game, needful, obligatory, quintessential, specified, wanted

adjective as in inevitable

Strongest matches

certain, imminent, unavoidable

Weak matches

assured, fated, ineluctable, ineludible, inerrant, inescapable, inevasible, inexorable, infallible, returnless, undeniable, unescapable

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If sworn in, her vote would be the necessary 218th vote in a procedural attempt to put forward a petition to release the Epstein files.

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By placing nanodiamonds into specially designed hybrid nanoantennas with extreme precision, the team achieved record photon collection at room temperature -- a necessary step for quantum technologies such as quantum sensors, and quantum-secured communications.

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Castlehill Care Home said it was taking action to make necessary improvements.

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The act of communal laughter at these videos creates bonds among viewers and provides necessary joy during dark times of immigration crackdowns.

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"There are some legal analysts who are saying that may not be appropriate or necessary."

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