53 entries under need topic. ×

32
essential(noun, adjective, form, fix, pass)
19
requisite(noun, adjective, important, significant)
11
prerequisite(noun, adjective, form, fix, pass)
11
must(noun, adjective, essential, obligation)
6
fundamental(noun, adjective, law, regulation, concern)
6
necessity(noun, essential, obligation, requirement)
6
obligation(noun, order, charge, rule, command)
5
proviso(noun, adjective, form, fix, pass)
5
requirement(noun, form, order, charge, fix)
3
demand(noun, verb, order, charge, concern)
3
stipulation(noun, form, fix, pass, position)
2
compulsion(noun, concern, demand, essential)
2
essence(essential, requirement, prerequisite, essentiality)
2
essentiality(essential, requirement, prerequisite)
2
exigency(concern, demand, essential, requirement)
2
inevitability(noun, essential, requirement, prerequisite)
2
life or death(expression, important, serious, essential)
2
no alternative(expression, essential, requirement, prerequisite)
2
no choice(expression, essential, requirement, prerequisite)
2
urgency(concern, demand, essential, requirement)
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