the necessary

noun

British, informal

: whatever is needed for some purpose

I'll do the necessary to get the job done.

Examples of the necessary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Iceland is so small — just under 400k people — that the only medical school in the country didn’t offer the necessary courses. — HubSpot, 1 Oct. 2026

The software updater component identifies apps that lack important security patches and, at your command, applies the necessary patches. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

Iconic structures like the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building and the Sydney Harbor Bridge had long since put up the necessary fences to reduce such deaths. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Can a government requisition the necessary oocytes or commandeer a womb to guarantee a couple’s rights? — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the necessary

• accretionary
• apothecary
• bicentenary
• certiorari
• concessionary
• concretionary
• confectionary
• confectionery
• constabulary
• contemporary
• deflationary
• depositary