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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
needed; essential.
Water is necessary for human life.They don't have the necessary funds to begin the project.- synonyms:
- essential, indispensable, requisite
- antonyms:
- needless, superfluous, unnecessary
- similar words:
- basic, fundamental, living, needed, needful, obligate, staple, vital
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| definition 2: |
required or expected under given circumstances.
Passing the test is necessary in order to get a driver's license.It's necessary to pay a deposit if you want to rent the equipment.He sulked privately, but he made the necessary apologies.- synonyms:
- compulsory, expected, mandatory, obligatory, required
- antonyms:
- needless, uncalled-for, unnecessary
- similar words:
- customary, requisite, usual
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| definition 3: |
unavoidable; inevitable.
A huge argument is the necessary result of putting those two in the same room together.- synonyms:
- ineluctable, inescapable, inevitable, unavoidable
- similar words:
- certain, consequential, irresistible, natural, sure
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compulsory, critical, imperative, prerequisite, primary, prime, stock, unavoidable |
adverb + (adj.)necessary
absolutely, medically, reasonably, strictly
(adj.)necessary
+ noun
adjustment, compliance, component, condition, equipment, evil, hardware, infrastructure, ingredient, nutrient, paperwork, permit, precaution, precondition, prerequisite, qualification, repair, stability, step, survival
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noun |
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necessaries |
| definition 1: |
something that is necessary.
She considers a good education one of necessaries of life.- synonyms:
- essential, must, necessity, requisite, sine qua non
- antonyms:
- inessential
- similar words:
- exigency, fundamental, imperative, indispensable, need, obligation, requirement
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| definition 2: |
(pl.) in law, the basics such as food, clothing, and shelter required by one's dependents.
It's my job to make sure that the child has all the necessaries while she's in your care.- similar words:
- essentials, staples
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adjective + (n.)necessary
american, comparative, eventual, fiber-optic, infected, labour, lethal, liberating, logical, minimum, overnight, prolonged, regulatory, silly, strict, surgical
verb + (n.)necessary
become, believe, consider, contain, deem, delimit, discard, distill, fill, foresee, make, police, provide, reform, ship
noun + (n.)necessary
asian,
canadian,
chautauqua,
clan,
clarification,
closure,
conduct,
consent,
consultation,
convenience,
correction,
curiosity,
dona,
drainage,
dynamism,
food,
force,
funding,
generator,
immortality,
import,
institutionalization,
layer,
liability,
life,
machinery,
mean,
oval,
packaging,
pact,
polishing,
radiation,
reconstruction,
regulation,
rent,
retrieval,
sequestration,
settler,
slavery,
stimulus,
study,
tanker,
thread,
want,
water
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