Express
Necessary
Necessary adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.
Express and necessary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Express" instead an adjective "Necessary".
Nearby Words: necessity, necessarily
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Both words in one sentence
- No purchase necessary, no half-stepping, and no one under 18 may apply without the express written consent of a parent or guardian.
Source: Music / Adam Warrock -
The mangaka made him a smoker for the express reason that it would give him a reason to be carrying the lighter necessary for Roy's pwnage of Lust.
Source: No Smoking -
The creators themselves have express disdain toward the multiplayer mode for this reason, along with the fact that they didn't think it was necessary to begin with.
Source: Video Game / Spec Ops: The Line
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Necessary and Express. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/express/necessary
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