DESIDERATA Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

desiderata

noun

plural of desideratum

as in requirements

formal something that is needed or wanted a list of political desiderata

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Noun

Students from elsewhere will need to check if the programs meet their state requirements, said Pam Downing, the school's director of communications, in an email.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Abbott’s office says the audit is necessary in part because fewer than 10% of data centers have been complying with existing state reporting requirements on power and water usage, according to press secretary Andrew Mahaleris, per Newsweek.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of requirements

Noun

Tasked with designing the FIFA KC Fan Fest site for the World Cup, Kansas City sports architecture firm Populous checked the boxes of musts to be included for the site at the World War I Museum.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
Tex-Mex and barbecue are musts, and the options are plentiful.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 May 2026

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