Necessary synonyms

29 synonyms for necessary such as fated, called for, certain, and destined. Necessary is an adjective, and its antonyms are unnecessary, non-essential, and dispensable.

Another word for necessary

1. essential

Called for, compulsory, de rigueur, demanded, essential, imperative, incumbent, indispensable, mandatory, needed, needful, obligatory, of the essence, required, requisite, and vital.

2. inevitable

Certain, destined, fated, ineluctable, inescapable, inevitable, inexorable, predestined, predetermined, preordained, sure, and unavoidable.

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