Effective
Necessary
Necessary adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.
Effective and necessary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effective" instead an adjective "Necessary".
Nearby Words: necessity, necessarily
Both words in one sentence
- This was generally not necessary in singleplayer, but was incredibly effective in multiplayer.
Source: Silent Running Mode -
Shadowrun has silencers, but notes that subsonic ammunition is necessary to make them really effective (else the sonic boom will alert someone).
Source: Hollywood Silencer -
Back then silver was considered effective against all sorts of evil entities, and wasn't absolutely necessary in disposing them.
Source: Our Werewolves Are Different
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