required

adjective

How many syllables in required?

There are 2 syllables in the word required.

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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:

called for

compulsory

de rigueur

demanded

essential

forced

have need of

imperative

incumbent

indespensable

mandatory

necessary

needed

needful

obligatory

prescribed

recommended

requisite

set

unavoidable

urgent

vital

Antonyms for required:

accessory

accidental

additional

alterable

arbitrary

at your discretion

autonomous

auxiliary

breakable

calculated

conscious

discretional

discretionary

dispensable

disposable

elected

elective

excess

expendable

external

extra

extraneous

extrinsic

facultative

fractional

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