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Required

🔄 Synonyms of "Required"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
requisitenoun	Essential, indispensable, required.
necessarynoun	Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
obligatory	Imposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory.
compulsorynoun	Required; obligatory; mandatory.
mandatorynoun	obligatory; required or commanded by authority.
needfulnoun	Needed; necessary; mandatory; requisite; indispensable.
needed	Necessary; being required.
called upon	—

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Required"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
requisitenoun	Essential, indispensable, required.
necessarynoun	Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
neededverb	Necessary; being required.
needfulnoun	Needed; necessary; mandatory; requisite; indispensable.
compulsorynoun	Required; obligatory; mandatory.
mandatorynoun	obligatory; required or commanded by authority.
obligatory	Imposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory.
obligatedverb	(Canada, US, Scotland) Having an obligation; obliged.
called uponverb	—
necessitateverb	(transitive) To make necessary; to behove; to require (something) to be brought about.
needverb	(transitive) To have an absolute requirement for.
needsnoun	(archaic) Either directly or indirectly preceded or followed by an auxiliary verb, often must: of necessity or need; necessarily, indispensably.
necessitynoun	The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.
prerequisitenoun	Something that is required as necessary or indispensable, or as a prior condition of something else.
requirementnoun	A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.
needy	In need; poor.
mandatedverb	required, mandatory
essentialnoun	Necessary.
mustverb	To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.
exigible	That may be exacted; demandable; requirable.