Synonyms of required

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required 1 of 2

adjective

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1

as in mandatory

forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law

formal instruction in driving is required in this state before you can get your driver's license

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mandatory
• necessary
• compulsory
• needed
• incumbent
• urgent
• obligatory
• forced
• requisite
• imperative
• essential
• indispensable
• demanded
• enforced
• nonelective
• involuntary
• persistent
• pressing
• insistent
• all-important
• peremptory
• coercive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• optional
• voluntary
• elective
• discretionary
• unnecessary
• chosen
• unwanted
• unimportant
• insignificant
• dispensable
• unneeded
• inconsequential
• nonessential

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• optional
• voluntary
• elective
• discretionary
• unnecessary
• chosen
• unwanted
• unimportant
• insignificant
• dispensable
• unneeded
• inconsequential
• nonessential

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2

as in needed

impossible to do without

with these frigid winds, hats, scarves, and good mittens are required equipment for heading outside

Synonyms & Similar Words

• needed
• necessary
• essential
• integral
• needful
• vital
• imperative
• requisite
• critical
• crucial
• indispensable
• important
• mandatory
• prerequisite
• compulsory
• all-important
• must-have
• of the essence
• basic
• necessitous
• key
• major
• obligatory
• fundamental
• urgent
• meaningful
• substantial
• significant
• momentous
• organic
• pressing
• material
• central
• persistent
• insistent
• nonelective
• consequential
• weighty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unnecessary
• needless
• extra
• nonessential
• dispensable
• undesired
• unneeded
• excess
• unwanted
• superfluous
• unimportant
• external
• insignificant
• surplus
• unessential
• inessential
• extraneous
• inconsequential

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• unnecessary
• needless
• extra
• nonessential
• dispensable
• undesired
• unneeded
• excess
• unwanted
• superfluous
• unimportant
• external
• insignificant
• surplus
• unessential
• inessential
• extraneous
• inconsequential

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required

2 of 2

verb

past tense of require

as in wanted

to have as a requirement

the toy requires four batteries, which are not included

Synonyms & Similar Words

• needed
• wanted
• demanded
• involved
• took
• necessitated
• challenged
• claimed
• warranted
• called for
• entailed
• bore
• asked
• lacked
• begged
• stipulated
• insisted
• enjoined
• exacted
• clamored (for)
• quested
• commanded
• hurt (for)
• pressed
• cried (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• had
• held
• possessed
• owned

• had
• held
• possessed
• owned