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required
adjective
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Divide required into syllables:

re · quired

How to pronounce required:

Definition of required:

required (adjective):
necessary for relief or supply.
required by regulations or laws
stipulated as necessary to be done, made, or provided

Synonyms for required:

urgentobligatoryimperativecompulsoryforcedsetnecessaryessentialvitalde rigueur
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Antonyms for required:

unwantedunnecessaryperipheralarbitraryaccessorybreakabletrivialunneededextraneousexpendable
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