musts
Things requiring compliance
Musts are things that are essential or required—obligations, necessities, or strong recommendations.
The word is the plural of must used as a noun: Comfortable shoes are musts for this hike.
A list of musts suggests items you cannot skip: Here are my musts for visiting Paris.
In winemaking, must is unfermented grape juice, and musts would be different batches or varieties.
What you cannot lack
- requirementsNecessary conditions for something
- prerequisitesNecessary prior conditions
- fundamentalsCore elements of something
- basicsFoundational knowledge of something
needs · imperatives · priorities · indispensables · staples · cornerstones · foundations · requisites
Required tasks or charges
- responsibilitiesDuties one must fulfill
- commitmentsPromises requiring follow-through
- requirementsNecessary conditions for something
- expectationsBeliefs about future outcomes
mandates · directives · demands · conditions · stipulations · prerequisites · provisions · assignments
Indispensable items or elements
- highlightsNotable moments emphasized
- favoritesMost preferred choices
- attractionsThings that draw interest
- experiencesEvents personally lived through
top picks · destinations · classics · signature dishes · landmarks · standouts
Fermented grape beverage
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- vintageQuality from past eras
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- unfermentedNot undergone fermentation
sweetness · juice · winemaking · harvest · crush · freshness · fruitiness · nouveau
Instructions to obey
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
- decreesOfficial orders with force
- directivesFormal commands or instructions
- dictatesGives authoritative commands
injunctions · edicts · ultimatums · commandments · precepts · pronouncements · proclamations · fiats
necessities
What you cannot lack
- requirementsNecessary conditions for something
- prerequisitesNecessary prior conditions
- fundamentalsCore elements of something
basics · needs · imperatives · priorities · indispensables · staples · cornerstones · foundations · requisites · demands
duties
Required tasks or charges
- responsibilitiesDuties one must fulfill
- commitmentsPromises requiring follow-through
- requirementsNecessary conditions for something
expectations · mandates · directives · demands · conditions · stipulations · prerequisites · provisions · assignments · tasks
essentials
Indispensable items or elements
- highlightsNotable moments emphasized
- favoritesMost preferred choices
- attractionsThings that draw interest
top picks · experiences · destinations · classics · signature dishes · landmarks · standouts
wine
Fermented grape beverage
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- vintageQuality from past eras
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
unfermented · sweetness · juice · winemaking · harvest · crush · freshness · fruitiness · nouveau
orders
Instructions to obey
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
- decreesOfficial orders with force
- directivesFormal commands or instructions
dictates · injunctions · edicts · ultimatums · commandments · precepts · pronouncements · proclamations · fiats · behests
- normsnorm, norms, standard, social norms, rule
- requirementsrequirement, requirements, prerequisite, requisite, requisites
mustsoptions
Available courses of action
optionals · choices · electives · maybes · nice-to-haves
mustsluxuries
Non-essential costly pleasures
nonessentials · extras · frills · inessentials · nice-to-haves
- must beIs required to
- must notForbidden to do
- must haveIndispensable item or requirement
- the show must go onTheatre's resilience creed
- must seeRequired viewing or visiting
- you must be joking