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requisite

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of requisite

impossible to do without
  • This new album is the requisite recording of the year for classical music lovers.
Synonyms of requisite

all-important, critical, essential, imperative, indispensable, integral, must-have, necessary, necessitous, needed, needful, required, vital
Words Related to requisite

prerequisite

compulsory, mandatory, nonelective, obligatory

consequential, crucial, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, weighty

basic, central, fundamental, key, organic

insistent, persistent, pressing, urgent
Phrases Synonymous with requisite

of the essence
Near Antonyms of requisite

undesired, unwanted

inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant

excess, external, extra, extraneous, superfluous, surplus
Antonyms of requisite

dispensable, inessential, needless, nonessential, unessential, unnecessary, unneeded

requisite

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of requisite

something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable
  • Art 101 is a requisite for Art 201.
Synonyms of requisite

condition, demand, essential, must, must-have, necessary, necessity, need, needful, requirement, sine qua non
Words Related to requisite

precondition, prerequisite

advantage, edge, plus
Near Antonyms of requisite

amenity, comfort, extra, extravagance, frill, indulgence, luxury, superfluity, surplus, surplusage
Antonyms of requisite

nonessential, nonnecessity

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