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

Derived Forms

• ˈrequisitely, adverb
• ˈrequisiteness, noun

Other Words From

• requi·site·ly adverb
• requi·site·ness noun
• non·requi·site adjective noun
• non·requi·site·ly adverb
• non·requi·site·ness noun
• un·requi·site adjective
• un·requi·site·ly adverb
• un·requi·site·ness 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

Now, it’s reserved for an entirely masked audience of no more than 250, seated in pods of two to six seats, each separated by the requisite six feet of space in every direction.

From Washington Post

It remains to be seen whether tiny spacecraft can carry the requisite computational toolkit or sensory and steering capacity to do this.

From Nautilus

Along with the requisite finisher’s medal, registered participants received a downloadable race bib and, in a sign of the times, a Cirque Series neck gaiter.

From Outside Online

So in 1965, Congress approved the 25th Amendment, which was ratified by the requisite number of states two years later.

From Washington Post

To maximize their two generational talents and end their Finals drought, the 76ers must provide requisite scheming, shot-creation and versatility.

From FiveThirtyEight

So here I am in my requisite Lululemon pants, grunting along to an old hip-hop song at a most ungodly hour.

From The Daily Beast

After the release of the trailer for the special last week, TLC received a requisite and perhaps well-deserved tongue-lashing.

From The Daily Beast

Some might lack the requisite national infrastructure (Walker).

From The Daily Beast

And aside from doing the requisite things needed to seize the majority, there was icing on the cake, too.

From The Daily Beast

Francis opted to waive the requisite second miracle for John XXIII usually needed for non-martyrs to reach sainthood.

From The Daily Beast

To secure that, a closer regard to what should be the character of the true church than has been paid, is requisite.

From Project Gutenberg

To gain the requisite mass of air to produce good tone a flat violin has to be made of a clumsy awkward shape.

From Project Gutenberg

Hope-Jones has proved conclusively that by exercise of the requisite skill it does and so have others who follow in his steps.

From Project Gutenberg

As without faith it is impossible to please God, so in this act it is not less requisite than in any other.

From Project Gutenberg

I conceive that the strictest union of affection is requisite to conjugal felicity.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• essential
• indispensable
• mandatory
• necessary
• required