have got to
No choice but
Have got to expresses strong obligation or necessity, interchangeable with have to or must: I've got to get some sleep, You've got to see this movie.
In speech, it often contracts to gotta.
The construction can also express logical certainty: It's got to be around here somewhere.
Despite the past-tense form of "got," the meaning is present or future.
Obligatory requirement
- needEssential requirement
- necessityIndispensable requirement
- imperativeUnavoidably necessary
- essentialFundamentally necessary
crucial · vital · pressing · urgent · critical · important · required · compelled
Required moral task
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
expectation · obliged · bound · incumbent · accountable · beholden · liable · owe
must
Obligatory requirement
- needEssential requirement
- necessityIndispensable requirement
- imperativeUnavoidably necessary
essential · crucial · vital · pressing · urgent · critical · important · required · compelled · driven
duty
Required moral task
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
mandate · expectation · obliged · bound · incumbent · accountable · beholden · liable · owe · should
resolve
Firmness of purpose
- insistenceUnyielding demand for something
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
- set onFirmly decided about
bent on · dead set · firm · unwavering · committed · decided · hell-bent · motivated · driven · focused