requirement
Must be met
A requirement is something that must be met or fulfilled—a condition, qualification, or necessity.
Applicants must meet all job requirements.
Requirements may be formal rules or practical necessities: entrance requirements, system requirements, the requirements of the job.
What someone requires becomes a requirement: Sleep is a basic human requirement.
Essential requirement
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- mustObligatory requirement
- imperativeUnavoidably necessary
- indispensableUtterly required, irreplaceable
vital · crucial · fundamental · sine qua non · exigency · urgency · priority · compulsion
Necessary prior requirement
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- eligibilityState of meeting criteria
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
- foundationUnderlying support structure
preparation · training · education · credential · certification · background · experience · readiness
Condition in an agreement
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- termFixed period or word
- clauseProvision in agreement
- provisoConditional clause in contracts
contingency · caveat · qualifier · limitation · restriction · exception · rider · addendum
Required moral task
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- bindingLegally or morally required
compliance · accountability · expectation · liability · burden · incumbency · charge · onus
Design requirement document
- parameterBoundary-setting factor
- guidelineRecommended standard for action
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
criterion · measure · metric · tolerance · constraint · detail · outline · blueprint
Formal act of seeking
- askSeek an answer
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- directiveFormal command or instruction
instruction · command · imposition · exaction · call · claim · insistence · pressure
need
Essential requirement
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- mustObligatory requirement
- imperativeUnavoidably necessary
indispensable · vital · crucial · fundamental · sine qua non · exigency · urgency · priority · compulsion · demand
precondition
Necessary prior requirement
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- eligibilityState of meeting criteria
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
foundation · preparation · training · education · credential · certification · background · experience · readiness · preliminary
stipulation
Condition in an agreement
proviso · contingency · caveat · qualifier · limitation · restriction · exception · rider · addendum · fine print
duty
Required moral task
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
binding · compliance · accountability · expectation · liability · burden · incumbency · charge · onus · contractual
spec
Design requirement document
- parameterBoundary-setting factor
- guidelineRecommended standard for action
- standardLevel of quality accepted
benchmark · criterion · measure · metric · tolerance · constraint · detail · outline · blueprint · framework
request
Formal act of seeking
- askSeek an answer
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
directive · instruction · command · imposition · exaction · call · claim · insistence · pressure · workload
- dutiesduty, task, obligation, moral obligation, responsibility
- necessitiesbasics, essentials, need, essential, needs
- requirementsnecessity, necessities, need, needs, must
- ruleslaw, rule, guideline, bylaw, standard
- standardsstandard, standards, norm, norms, criterion
- Non-negotiablesdealbreaker, must-have, bottom line, red line, hard limit
requirementluxury
Expensive nonessential comfort
frill · extra · nonessential · superfluity · extravagance
requirementoption
Available course of action
choice · elective · wish · preference · suggestion
requirementprohibition
Authoritative legal ban
ban · forbidden · disqualification · exclusion · proscription
- nutritional requirementsNecessary food components
- language requirementsMandated communication proficiency standards
- system requirementsMandatory technical prerequisites
- permit requirementsConditions for authorization
- graduation requirementsStandards for finishing school
- minimum requirements