1
as in required
forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law
an emissions test is necessary before you can renew the registration for your car
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2
as in inevitable
impossible to avoid or evade
taxes will always be a necessary evil
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3
as in essential
impossible to do without
food and water are necessary for survival
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as in must
something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable
a modest income that provided the family with only the necessaries of life
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Recent Examples of necessary
Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025
Over 60 hours were necessary to hand-wrap each strand and set it, for an asymmetric result.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 July 2025
Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 19 Apr. 2023
Yet its location on a critical trade route through the Strait of Gibraltar and the challenge of Barbary pirates in the vicinity made a more official presence for the American necessary.
—Graham Cornwell, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2021
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Adjective
The technical quilt that was necessary to produce an AI album has been assembling for some time.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025
Over 60 hours were necessary to hand-wrap each strand and set it, for an asymmetric result.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 July 2025
Noun
Blakely has been charged with capital murder, while Washington is charged with child deprivation of necessaries with substantial harm.
—Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 19 Apr. 2023
Yet its location on a critical trade route through the Strait of Gibraltar and the challenge of Barbary pirates in the vicinity made a more official presence for the American necessary.
—Graham Cornwell, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for necessary
Adjective
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But before the drama unfolds at Royal Portrush, PGA Tour pros are making sure to take that required break to rejuvenate their energy again.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
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The Campbell County Republican Committee in Kentucky has been vacated by the state party due to its failure to hold a required organizational meeting.—
Jolene Almendarez,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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When the conditions for change are met, the outcome is inevitable.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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If the predictions that the BBB will spur growth and raise tax revenues do not happen, tax increases may be inevitable.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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The idea is to keep pushing European governments on problems created by tourism, like rising rents and housing shortages, environmental damage and neighborhoods losing essential services for residents.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The 2025 proxy season affirmed diversity as an essential business principle grounded in business data, immune to fleeting political pressures.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Finally, and perhaps most obviously, in today’s office world, drinks and snacks are a must.—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
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Pasta salad is always a must at the potluck, and this one has been around for a very long time.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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The statute imposed various mandatory prison terms for violating the law.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
9 July 2025
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According to Vought, those figures include discretionary and mandatory spending included in the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, which was signed into law by President Trump on Friday.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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The operator lands their FPV by the side of a track or on a rooftop and waits for possible targets, alerted either by a spotter drone or using the drone’s own camera.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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One such rumor: a possible acquisition of Perplexity, the AI-native search engine.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
Noun
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The court found that the Legislature was violating the state constitution’s requirement that any laws pass both houses of the Legislature and be presented to the governor.—
Scott Bauer,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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The rates are based on an assumption that workers are paid $15.75 an hour, although there's no requirement for employers to pay that rate.—
Cleo Krejci,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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In a landmark move aimed at bolstering Denmark's military readiness, the Scandinavian country is extending compulsory enlistment to women for the first time.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Her boyfriend was on an Iranian base doing compulsory military service; unreachable and potentially in danger.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
29 June 2025
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“Necessary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necessary. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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