Synonyms for necessary

Other words for “necessary”, grouped by meaning.

We found 8 synonyms for “necessary”. The most common are necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, incumbent.

noun anything indispensable

Synonymsnecessity essential requirement requisite

adjective absolutely essential

Similaressential incumbent needed obligatory

Oppositesunnecessary

adjective unavoidably determined by prior circumstances

Similarinevitable

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

More about “necessary”

✦Meaning of necessary✦Unscramble NECESSARY