requisite

req·ui·site

adj \ˈre-kwə-zət\

Definition of REQUISITE

: essential, necessary

— requisite noun

— req·ui·site·ness noun

Examples of REQUISITE

1. <this new CD is the requisite album of the year for classical music lovers>

Origin of REQUISITE

Middle English, from Latin requisitus, past participle of requirere

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to REQUISITE

Synonyms: all-important, critical, imperative, indispensable, integral, must-have, necessary, necessitous, needed, needful, required, essential, vital

Antonyms: dispensable, inessential, needless, nonessential, unessential, unnecessary, unneeded

Related Words: prerequisite; compulsory, mandatory, nonelective, obligatory; consequential, crucial, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, weighty; basic, central, fundamental, key, organic; insistent, persistent, pressing, urgent

Near Antonyms: undesired, unwanted; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant; excess, external, extra, extraneous, superfluous, surplus

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