44
required(adjective, right, important, capital, essential)
40
essential(noun, adjective, body, material, big)
33
requisite(noun, adjective, important, want, need)
29
indispensable(adjective, important, significant, original, essential)
28
vital(adjective, body, material, big, important)
23
obligatory(adjective, sound, right, essential, obligation)
23
fundamental(noun, adjective, body, material, important)
21
imperative(adjective, important, essential, critical, vital)
21
compulsory(adjective, cruel, essential, pitiless, obligation)
21
important(adjective, significant, original, substantial, serious)
20
prerequisite(noun, adjective, important, want, need)
19
unavoidable(adjective, regular, essential, obvious, bound)
18
urgent(adjective, important, substantial, valuable, essential)
17
crucial(adjective, big, important, significant, original)
17
needful(adjective, set, important, original, capital)
17
organic(adjective, important, significant, natural, animate)
16
necessity(noun, want, need, essential, basic)
16
mandatory(adjective, right, essential, obvious, obligation)
15
inevitable(adjective, certain, regular, obvious, expected)
15
needed(adjective, essential, important, critical, verb)
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