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  • Word comparison: requisite vs. prerequisite

requisite vs. prerequisite

requisite

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

prerequisite

adjective

  1. required beforehand.

    a prerequisite fund of knowledge.

noun

  1. something prerequisite.

    A visa is still a prerequisite for travel in many countries.

    Synonyms: precondition, essential, requisite, requirement