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

While it’s forecasted that AI will create 170 million new roles (while eliminating 92 million existing ones) by 2030, businesses are still struggling to recruit, as workers are not being trained and reskilled at the necessary pace. —Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026

The move effectively jams the upper chamber by including the repeal in the funding package without the necessary time to reverse course, giving the Senate no option but to approve it. —Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026

Federal officials would say that there is precedent for the federal government to claw back funding when states violate laws or fail to provide the necessary data. —Baruch Feigenbaum, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026

In addition, Dawson evaded paying state taxes and payroll taxes by failing to file the necessary tax returns, while deducting payroll taxes from the teachers’ paychecks and using those deductions for himself, the criminal complaint alleges. —Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for the necessary

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