requisite
Americanadjective
noun
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requisites
plural
adjective
noun
Synonym Usage
See necessary. See requirement.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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nonrequisitenessnoun
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requisitenessnoun
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unrequisitenessnoun
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nonrequisiteadjective
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unrequisiteadjective
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nonrequisitelyadverb
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requisitelyadverb
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unrequisitelyadverb
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Etymology
Origin of requisite
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English from Latin requīsītus, past participle of requīrere “to seek”; see require, -ite 2
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Explanation
Requisite is a formal or fancy word for indispensable. During your punk phase, you refused to leave the house without the requisite leather jacket, black boots, and mohawk. To remember this word, notice how similar it is to required. College students looking to sign up for classes they find interesting often bump up against the word prerequisite, which refers to a list of classes they will need to take before the one they're interested in.
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Example Sentences
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“It is more difficult to teach them the requisite skills from afar,” New York Fed researchers noted.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Kroger and Giant Eagle expect to make limited Giant Eagle store divestitures in connection with obtaining the requisite regulatory clearance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
He was scouring Zillow in 2025 when a listing for a railroad-style, one-bedroom on the edge of West Hollywood came up that included the requisite dining room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Speaking in parliament, Hodgson said the remaining six laboratories "do not currently have the requisite equipment" for testing.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
On Sundays, their one regular day off, Washington’s enslaved people—with a requisite pass, or “remit”—could travel to the nearby town of Alexandria and its farm markets, where they could sell chickens, eggs, and garden produce.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Private loans come with a different set of requisites and application process.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
The government is also building new “structures, suitable both for sheltering as well as the processing and repatriation of migrants who don’t have the requisites to stay,” a government statement read.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
Many other requisites of rarity could be found.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 19, 2022
I was swept up along with the rest of the country and rotated through the requisites: tending to a scallion nub in a glass of water, babying a sourdough starter and baking banana bread.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2021
It is recorded that the first requisites purchased by the Chapter on being reinstated were these very candlesticks—plus a wheelbarrow and a broom.
From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Edward Conybeare
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