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necessary > 3 senses
ADJECTIVE1necessaryAbsolutely essential
2necessaryUnavoidably determined by prior circumstances
NOUN1necessary, necessity, essential, requirement, requisiteAnything indispensable
necessary > pronunciation
Soundsneh'sahseh.riy
Rhymesaccusatory, actuary, adversary, and 422 more rhymes in riy at the HyperDic website...
necessary > adjective 1
MeaningAbsolutely essential.
Attribute ofnecessity
Similaressential, indispensable; needed, needful, required, requisite; obligatory
See alsoobligatory; essential; indispensable
Contraryunnecessary, unneeded
Adverbsnecessarily
necessary > adjective 2
MeaningUnavoidably determined by prior circumstances.
Examples"the necessary consequences of one's actions"
Similar toinevitable
Adverbsnecessarily
necessary > noun, object
MeaningAnything indispensable.
Synonymsnecessity, essential, requirement, requisite
Narrowerdesideratum; must; need, want
Broaderthing
Contraryinessential, nonessential

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