necessary

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Synonyms: neccessary, necessar, necessarry, unnecessary, necessity, necessarily, accessary, necessaire, nessary

Antonyms: neccessary, necessar, necessarry, unnecessary, necessity, necessarily, accessary, necessaire, nessary

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. [[required|Required]], [[essential]], whether logically inescapable or [[needed]] in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
2. [[unavoidable|Unavoidable]], [[inevitable]].
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[determined|Determined]], [[involuntary]]: [[act]]ing from [[compulsion]] [[rather]] than [[free will]].

Noun

1. {{lb|en|<!--possibly "chiefly|UK|Rhode Island|Massachusetts|Maine"-->archaic|euphemism}} A [[place]] to [[do]] the "[[#Adjective|necessary]]" [[business]] of [[urination]] and [[defecation]]: an [[outhouse]] or [[lavatory]].
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[necessity|Necessity]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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