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Necessary vs Requisite - What's the difference?

necessary | requisite | Synonyms |

Requisite is a synonym of necessary.



As adjectives the difference between necessary and requisite

is that necessary is needed, required while requisite is essential, required, indispensable.

As nouns the difference between necessary and requisite

is that necessary is bathroom, toilet, loo while requisite is an indispensable item; a requirement.

necessary

English

(wikipedia necessary)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • needed, required
  • * Shakespeare
    • 'Tis necessary he should die.
  • * Tillotson
    • A certain kind of temper is necessary to the pleasure and quiet of our minds.
  • Such as must be; not to be avoided; inevitable.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Death, a necessary end, / Will come when it will come.
  • Acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary.
    • Whether man is a necessary or a free agent is a question much discussed.

    Synonyms

    * (needed) See also * (such as must be) inevitable, natural

    Antonyms

    * (needed) unnecessary * (such as must be) evitable, incidental, impossible

    Derived terms

    * necessarily * necessary condition

    Related terms

    * necessariness * necessitate * necessitation * necessitousness * necessitude * necessity

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    Noun

    (necessaries)
  • (archaic, British) bathroom, toilet, loo

    • External links

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    requisite

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Essential, required, indispensable.

    • Synonyms

    * necessary * See also

    Related terms

    * requisition

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An indispensable item; a requirement.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1861, author=, title=Utilitarianism citation
    • , passage=But this something, what is it, unless the happiness of others, or some of the requisites of happiness?}} ----