Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of require
adjectiverequired (comparative more required, superlative most required)
comparative more required · superlative most required
- Necessary; obligatory; mandatory.
required course
3 more examples
legally required
Attendance at the meeting is required.
He completed the required reading before class.
Synonyms: requisite
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNecessary; obligatory; mandatory.
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More synonyms by meaning
adjectiverequired by rule
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with required
desiredacquiredinspiredretiredwiredfiredexpiredunexpiredmiredundesireduninspiredattiredunfiredspiredovertiredesquiredoverfiredsemiretiredsuspiredtyredunadmiredunderfiredunhiredunretired
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
required. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/required
MLA
“required.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/required. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “required,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/required.
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