requisite
- adjective
- /ˈrɛkwɪzɪt/
- Environmental laws imposed the requisite rigidity regarding the goal of protecting endangered species.
- requisite skills
- requisite knowledge
- requisite variety
They'll do the requisite amount of work, but that's it.
- They'll do the requisite amount of work, but that's it.
- I OK you should learn grading from someone who has the requisite experience to teach you.
- I, I don't have the, the requisite understanding of the terms that you're using.
Examples
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Do the key personnel have the requisite skills and capabilities to perform their duties effectively?
Academic text (1993) -
Perhaps you should take the requisite time to arrive at this conclusion for yourself.
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I mean, do you have the requisite skills to be able to enter your first job?
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But what nobody had ever done was to carry out the requisite labor.
Fiction book (1996) -
In reality, though, films represent a risky investment even for those with the requisite expertise.
Academic text (2017) -
The ability to throw well is often requisite to successful competition and enjoyment of sports and games.
Academic text (1990) -
IEP transition teams should consider the general minimum requisite functional skills necessary for independent living.
Academic text (2013) -
With slightly tremulous fingers, Jack secured his bike with the requisite number of locks.
Fiction book (1999) -
What impressed her most were the two state-of-the-art operating rooms complete with all the requisite ancillary equipment.
Fiction book (1992) -
To succeed in this role, you must have the requisite qualifications and experience.
Synonyms
Necessary for life or for something to succeed
Law or rules say you must do it
Needed so much you cannot do without it or them
Required by law or rule
Required by law, rule, or authority
Very important for something to happen or succeed
Required for a particular purpose
Needed before something else can happen
Something a rule, law, or official says you must have
Required for a particular purpose or to make something possible
Required and cannot be avoided
Antonyms
How Necessary
- Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Requisite comes from Latin parts re- 'again' and quaerere 'to seek', the same root as require and quest. So to call something requisite is to say it is 'needed' or necessary for a particular purpose.