Necessary
/ˈnɛsəsɹɪ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Necessary
noun
adjective
- Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
"Although I wished to think that all was false, it was yet necessary that I, who thus thought, must in some sense exist."
- Unavoidable, inevitable.
"If it is absolutely necessary to use public computers, you should plan ahead and forward your e-mail to a temporary, disposable account."
- Determined, involuntary: acting from compulsion rather than free will.
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SYNONYMS
inevitablenatural
ANTONYMS
evitableimpossibleincidentalunnecessary