necessary | Definition of necessary

necessary

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of necessary

something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable

a modest income that provided the family with only the necessaries of life

Synonyms of necessary

condition, demand, essential, must, must-have, necessity, need, needful, requirement, requisite, sine qua non

Words Related to necessary

precondition, prerequisite

advantage, edge, plus

desideration, desideratum, wish

Near Antonyms of necessary

amenity, comfort, extra, extravagance, frill, indulgence, luxury, superfluity, surplus, surplusage

Antonyms of necessary

nonessential, nonnecessity