Necessary : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'necessary': discover synonyms for the word necessary, such as needed or required.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as necessary. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": needed and required.


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Synonyms for necessary sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for necessary Degree of synonymy of necessary Frequency in the language
needed
   111 94.47  
required
   110 10.73  
essential
   109 4.84  
requisite
   105 0.37  
necessity
   105 2.88  
indispensable
   104 0.75  
requirement
   101 1.43  
inevitable
   101 5.65  
obligatory
   100 0.41  
needful
   99 0.04  
imperative
   86 2.49  
sufficient
   86 4.76  
appropriate
   85 12.88  
need
   84 1294.90  
adequate
   84 2.59  
proper
   83 25.27  
warranted
   82 0.37  
prerequisite
   82 0.25  
vital
   82 7.76  
require
   82 10.63  

Lexical field of "necessary"

needed
required
essential
requisite
necessity
indispensable
requirement
inevitable
obligatory
needful
imperative
sufficient
appropriate
need
adequate
proper
warranted
prerequisite
vital
require
advisable
must
enough
requires
unavoidable
possible
crucial
obliged
necessitate
worthwhile
unnecessary
order
critical
important
desirable
urgent
justified
helpful
needs
useful
superfluous
suitable
relevant
requested
overdue
mandatory
conducive
timely
any
useless