requires
Can't do without
Requires means needs or demands as necessary.
Something that requires attention must have it; a job that requires experience won't hire without it.
The word carries more formality than needs: The recipe requires fresh herbs, This position requires a background check.
Legal and official contexts favor requires for obligations: The law requires disclosure.
Essential requirements
- calls forDemands or summons
- entailsNecessarily requires or includes
- involvesIncludes necessarily
- takesCaptures or acquires
warrants · necessitates · commands · expects · exacts · claims · consumes · uses
Required by rule
- obligatoryRequired by rule
- compulsoryRequired, not optional
- bindingLegally or morally required
- enforcedMade to be followed
statutory · prescribed · nonnegotiable · requisite · imperative · dictated · decreed · stipulated
Fundamentally necessary
- necessaryIndispensable, cannot omit
- indispensableUtterly required, irreplaceable
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
fundamental · integral · core · key · basic · inherent · intrinsic · elemental
Necessary prior requirement
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- criterionStandard for judgment
- conditionState or stipulation
- preparationArranging things in advance
groundwork · foundation · threshold · antecedent · preliminary · basics · underpinning · eligibility
Support or aid given
- aidSupport given freely
- helpAssistance given
- resourcesAvailable assets or supplies
- backingAid or sponsorship
provision · maintenance · care · attention · effort · input · cooperation · collaboration
needs
Essential requirements
takes · warrants · necessitates · commands · expects · exacts · claims · consumes · uses · draws
mandatory
Required by rule
- obligatoryRequired by rule
- compulsoryRequired, not optional
- bindingLegally or morally required
enforced · statutory · prescribed · nonnegotiable · requisite · imperative · dictated · decreed · stipulated · mandated
essential
Fundamentally necessary
- necessaryIndispensable, cannot omit
- indispensableUtterly required, irreplaceable
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
critical · fundamental · integral · core · key · basic · inherent · intrinsic · elemental · requisite
precondition
Necessary prior requirement
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- criterionStandard for judgment
- conditionState or stipulation
preparation · groundwork · foundation · threshold · antecedent · preliminary · basics · underpinning · eligibility · clearance
assistance
Support or aid given
backing · provision · maintenance · care · attention · effort · input · cooperation · collaboration · coordination
requiresnot required
Not mandatory
optional · unnecessary · unneeded · dispensable · superfluous
- required readingAssigned essential literature
- not requiredNot mandatory
- nutritional requirementsNecessary food components
- language requirementsMandated communication proficiency standards
- system requirementsMandatory technical prerequisites
- permit requirementsConditions for authorization