necessary
essential, indispensable, or requisite: The rotor is a necessary part of the motor.
happening or existing by necessity: The snow has forced a necessary change in our plans.
acting or proceeding from compulsion or necessity; not free; involuntary: a necessary agent.
Logic.
(of a proposition) such that a denial of it involves a self-contradiction.
(of an inference or argument) such that its conclusion cannot be false if its supporting premises are true.
(of a condition) such that it must exist if a given event is to occur or a given thing is to exist.: Compare sufficient (def. 2).
something necessary or required for a particular purpose; necessity.
necessaries, Law. food, clothing, etc., required by a dependent person and varying with their social or economic position or that of the person upon whom they are dependent.
Chiefly New England. a privy or toilet.
Origin of necessary
1synonym study For necessary
Other words for necessary
Opposites for necessary
Other words from necessary
- nec·es·sar·i·ness, noun
- qua·si-nec·es·sar·y, adjective
Words that may be confused with necessary
- necessary , necessitous
Words Nearby necessary
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How to use necessary in a sentence
Center Nicklas Backstrom said the Capitals have grown passive when playing with a lead when aggressiveness is necessary.
For first time in three weeks, Capitals could be at full strength Sunday | Samantha Pell | February 11, 2021 | Washington Post“Federal funding — together with the region’s commitment — will support the major maintenance and capital rehabilitation activities that are necessary to restore and improve the aging transit system,” the letter said.
Metro seeks bond sales to raise $360 million for capital projects | Justin George | February 10, 2021 | Washington PostThe audit also found that the agency does not keep track of who owes money or how much they owe, and it isn’t taking necessary steps to collect it.
Utility Companies Owe Millions to This State Regulatory Agency. The Problem? The Agency Can’t Track What It’s Owed. | by Scott Morris, Bay City News Foundation | February 10, 2021 | ProPublicaWhile 84 percent of registered Republicans supported the recall, increased support among Democrats and independents will be necessary for Newsom to lose.
California’s Gavin Newsom Will Likely Face A Recall Election — But He’ll Probably Survive It | Geoffrey Skelley (geoffrey.skelley@abc.com) | February 10, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightThey’ve noted, too, that they would pursue a vote to bar him from federal office if he was convicted by the necessary 67 members of the Senate.
He could order the Justice Department to begin the necessary regulatory work.
Yet, what my peers do not realize – or cannot handle – is that rejection is a necessary part of forging a romantic relationships.
Random Hook-Ups or Dry Spells: Why Millennials Flunk College Dating | Ellie Schaack | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut as is her way, Kaling defended why the episode was not only funny, but necessary.
Year of the Butt: How the Booty Changed the World in 2014 | Kevin Fallon | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUnfortunately, the underground tunnels that were used to transport booze and, if necessary, escaping patrons, are off-limits.
However, we have just had a necessary wake-up call that all is not as secure as we believed.
A Gift to the Jihadis: The Unseen Airport Security Threat | Clive Irving | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn sorting notes it is necessary to be able readily to distinguish between notes of this bank and notes of other reserve banks.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsAs long as may be necessary, Sam,” replied Mr. Pickwick, “you have my full permission to remain.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2) | Charles DickensBut it was necessary to take Silan, which the rebels hastened to strengthen, closely followed up by the Spaniards.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanFor this use of the voice in the special service of will-power, or propelling force, it is necessary first to test its freedom.
Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge SouthwickIt is only necessary to have a zinc, or a galvanized tray on which to stand the glass in an inverted position.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard Bastin
British Dictionary definitions for necessary
/ (ˈnɛsɪsərɪ) /
needed to achieve a certain desired effect or result; required
resulting from necessity; inevitable: the necessary consequences of your action
logic
(of a statement, formula, etc) true under all interpretations or in all possible circumstances
(of a proposition) determined to be true by its meaning, so that its denial would be self-contradictory
(of a property) essential, so that without it its subject would not be the entity it is
(of an inference) always yielding a true conclusion when its premises are true; valid
(of a condition) entailed by the truth of some statement or the obtaining of some state of affairs: Compare sufficient (def. 2)
philosophy (in a nonlogical sense) expressing a law of nature, so that if it is in this sense necessary that all As are B, even although it is not contradictory to conceive of an A which is not B, we are licensed to infer that if something were an A it would have to be B
rare compelled, as by necessity or law; not free
the necessary informal the money required for a particular purpose
do the necessary informal to do something that is necessary in a particular situation
Origin of necessary
1- See also necessaries
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