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Predominant vs Necessary - What's the difference?

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Predominant is a related term of necessary.


As adjectives the difference between predominant and necessary

is that predominant is predominant while necessary is needed, required.

As a verb predominant

is .

As a noun necessary is

(archaic|british) bathroom, toilet, loo.

predominant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • common or widespread; prevalent
  • significant or important; dominant

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (music) A subdominant.

    • 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

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