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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'necessary'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (adj) necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessary
anything indispensable
Synonyms: essential , demand , requirement , requisite , necessary , necessity , prerequisite Antonyms: supererogatory , uncalled-for , avoidable , evitable , surplus , superfluous , spare , extra , avertible , excess , unnecessary , gratuitous , avertable , inessential , unneeded , needless , supernumerary , redundant
2. (adj) necessary
absolutely essential
Antonyms: supererogatory , extra , inessential , surplus , redundant , superfluous , excess , spare , supernumerary , avertable , evitable , avertible , uncalled-for , needless , gratuitous , unnecessary , unneeded , avoidable
3. (adj) necessary
unavoidably determined by prior circumstances
Antonyms: spare , supererogatory , avoidable , excess , superfluous , extra , avertable , inessential , unneeded , surplus , uncalled-for , evitable , unnecessary , needless , redundant , gratuitous , supernumerary , avertible
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'necessary'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. necessary
That is necessary which must exist, occur, or be true; which in the nature of things can not be otherwise. That which is essential belongs to the essence of a thing, so that the thing can not exi
Synonyms: necessary , essential , infallible , required , unavoidable , indispensable , needed , requisite , undeniable , inevitable , needful Antonyms: casual , needless , optional , useless , contingent , non-essential , unnecessary , worthless
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