Applicable
Applicable adjective - Meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation.
Usage example: a knack for selecting the most applicable word
Needed and applicable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Needed" instead an adjective "Applicable".
Needed
Needed adjective - Impossible to do without.
Applicable and needed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Applicable" instead an adjective "Needed".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- This however, may be subverted because neither of the two are very book smart (Tsukune having average grades and Ranma's aren't even applicable) but both have shown cunning in their own ways when needed.
Source: Fan Fic / Big Human On Campus
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Needed and Applicable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/applicable/needed
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