24
mandatory(adjective, set, significant, affected, essential)
23
obligatory(adjective, sound, important, certain, true)
20
necessary(adjective, cruel, essential, pitiless, obligation)
19
required(adjective, significant, essential, basic, vital)
16
requisite(adjective, significant, essential, basic, vital)
13
indispensable(adjective, set, important, significant, essential)
13
imperative(adjective, set, important, significant, essential)
10
essential(adjective, set, important, significant, critical)
9
forced(adjective, affected, willing, strained, unnatural)
8
binding(adjective, sound, certain, true, significant)
8
inevitable(adjective, certain, near, obvious, necessity)
8
involuntary(adjective, affected, strained, unwilling, unnatural)
7
compelling(adjective, violent, significant, essential, basic)
7
imperious(adjective, commanding, required, authoritative, domineering)
6
inescapable(adjective, cruel, pitiless, unrelenting, coming)
6
constraining(adjective, required, obligatory)
5
vital(adjective, set, important, significant, essential)
5
pressing(adjective, important, significant, essential, critical)
5
coercive(adjective, violent, affected, aggressive, compulsion)
5
compelled(adjective, near, affected, coming, intended)
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