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necessary meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of necessary at MeaningMonkey.org. necessary meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.NECESSARY noun
Definition of necessary (noun)
- anything indispensable
- "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained"
- synonyms: essential, necessity, requirement, requisite
- antonym: inessential
NECESSARY adjective
Definition of necessary (adjective)
- absolutely essential
- antonym: unnecessary
- unavoidably determined by prior circumstances
- "the necessary consequences of one's actions"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet