Synonyms for requisite
- adjective
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Necessary — essential, indispensable, required
necessary, required, essential, needed, needful, prerequisite, indispensable, obligatory, mandatory
Noun
1. Requirement
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Essential, indispensable, required.
Please submit the requisite papers before the end of the financial year.
- n. 1
An indispensable item; a requirement.
Forms
- Plural
- requisites → requirements, necessities, conditions, needs…
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That which is requisite (or required) is so in the judgment of the person requiring it, but may not be so absolutely; thus, the requisite is more a matter of personal feeling than the indispensable.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- required I'm sorry, sir, but a jacket and tie are required.
- necessary Close observation is necessary for the experiment.
- essential Selfishness is an essential part of his character.
By length
- 4 letters
- need1, must1
- 6 letters
- needed2
- 7 letters
- needful2
- 8 letters
- required3
- 9 letters
- necessary4, condition3, essential3, mandatory4, necessity4
- 10 letters
- obligatory5
- 11 letters
- requirement3, desideratum
- 12 letters
- prerequisite4
- 13 letters
- indispensable5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (needed2 = 2 syllables).