required

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required

/ɹɪˈkwaɪɹd/ US
/ɹɪˈkwaɪəd/ UK

Rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)d

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of require

adjective more required · most required

Necessary; obligatory; mandatory. required course
Similar: requisite

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: requisite, necessary, needed, needful, compulsory, mandatory, obligatory, obligated, called upon, necessitate, need, needs, necessity, prerequisite, requirement, needy

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@misc{required_2026,
  title = {required},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/required},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}