5
inexorable(adjective, cruel, obvious, pitiless, necessity)
5
unavoidable(adjective, certain, significant, near, essential)
4
compulsive
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incumbent
4
must(adjective, required)
4
bounden(necessary, required, obligatory, conclusive)
4
coactive(restraint, compulsion)
4
exigent(adjective, important, significant, essential, critical)
4
needed(adjective, set, significant, essential, basic)
4
obligation
4
peremptory(affected, compulsion, strained, commanding, unnatural)
4
urgent(adjective, important, significant, essential, critical)
3
compulsatory(adjective, compulsion, commanding, required, authoritative)
3
basic(adjective, significant, essential, vital, fundamental)
3
crucial(adjective, important, significant, essential, critical)
3
de rigueur(expression, adjective, idiom, significant, essential)
3
demanded
3
forcible(adjective, powerful, aggressive)
3
imposed
3
irresistible(expected, necessity, predictable, necessary, inexorable)
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