requisite

[rek-wuh-zit]

adjective

1. required or necessary for a particular purpose, position, etc.; indispensable.

   the requisite skills of an engineer.

   Synonyms: needful, needed
   Antonyms: dispensable

noun

1. something requisite; a necessary quality, thing, etc.

   Synonyms: necessity
   Antonyms: luxury

requisite

/ ˈrɛkwɪzɪt /

adjective

1. absolutely essential; indispensable

noun

1. something indispensable; necessity

Other Word Forms

• requisitely adverb
• requisiteness noun
• nonrequisite adjective
• nonrequisitely adverb
• nonrequisiteness noun
• unrequisite adjective
• unrequisitely adverb
• unrequisiteness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of requisite¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English from Latin requīsītus, past participle of requīrere “to seek”; require, -ite ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of requisite¹

C15: from Latin requisītus sought after, from requīrere to seek for, _require

Synonym Study

See necessary. See requirement.

Example Sentences

There were even the requisite quotes from political opponents offering grudging respect.

From Salon

Nicks famously cleaned houses to afford her boyfriend the requisite time to master the guitar.

From Salon

Ask a roaming bard about the previous ship’s fate and a host of stories start to unravel and reveal themselves — love affairs, hidden secrets, lost maps and the requisite discontentment among the ship’s keep.

From Los Angeles Times

While up-skilling spends by tech companies have significantly spiked as they rush to prepare a new pool of AI talent for the future, those without the requisite skills are being shown the door.

From BBC

The union also urged the authorities to allow it to join the process "even in the capacity of observers so as to provide the requisite transparency in the investigations".

From BBC

Related Words

• essential 
• indispensable 
• mandatory 
• necessary 
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