98 entries under adjective topic. ×

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pressing(important, significant, essential, critical)
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unavoidable(certain, significant, essential, basic)
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urgent(important, significant, essential, critical)
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enforced(affected, essential, strained, unnatural)
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exigent(important, significant, essential, critical)
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imperious(essential, commanding, required, authoritative)
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inexorable(obvious, expected, predictable, compulsion)
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needful(significant, essential, basic, vital)
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vital(important, significant, essential, critical)
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coercive(affected, essential, compulsion, strained)
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compelling(significant, essential, basic, vital)
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crucial(important, significant, essential, critical)
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inescapable(important, essential, vital, obvious)
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needed(significant, essential, basic, vital)
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stringent(affected, duty, compulsion, strained)
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compulsatory(essential, compulsion, commanding, required)
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compulsive
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decisive(significant, essential, basic, vital)
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due(appropriate, proper, suitable, expected)
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dutiful(obedient, unthinking, automatic, well-behaved)
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