MUSTS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

musts

noun

plural of must

as in requirements

something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable exercise is a must if you want to stay healthy

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Recent Examples of musts Hot apple cider and fresh cider doughnuts are fall musts, and this cider mill has both of them. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026 Tex-Mex and barbecue are musts, and the options are plentiful. — ABC News, 8 May 2026 Those are musts if Minnesota plans to grab a game in this trip to Colorado. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026 Other musts include Yummi Yarns, Burnsville Candle Company, and Something Special Gift Shop, a local favorite for 40 years. — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026 Other musts in the cocooning space are the 90-minute full-body scrub with Sicilian raw sea salt, sweet fennel and rosemary in the hammam, the futuristic energy hack with PEMF, hypervolt and LED face masks, and body toning sessions using Biologique Recherche. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026 Up to half of Cloud’s Rest is exposed and rocky—sunscreen, sturdy footwear, and a hat are musts. — Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026 The Broncos arrived at the NFL Combine with scant musts after graduating from the have-nots over the past two seasons. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026 Some are absolute musts, like clearing out any asbestos and making sure the plumbing is up to current standard. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 25 Feb. 2026

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Advertisement In Europe, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, Portugal, and England implemented school CPR education through national requirements or curriculum standards.

— Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Avoiding it in the first place makes far more sense, even if the K3's additional hardware and energy requirements complicate the question of its overall environmental footprint.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of requirements

Noun

Prosecutors accuse him of participating in schemes to divert hundreds of millions of dollars from Venezuelan government programs intended to provide housing, food and other necessities to the country’s impoverished population.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
All contemporary, they’re stocked with necessities (from towels to toiletries).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of necessities

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While many nations were already moving towards taking over their maternal and child health needs, lead times for orders can be a year or more, five former USAID officials said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment prohibit deliberate indifference to prisoners’ medical needs.

— Jaquelyn Jahn, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

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