Fatal
Necessary
Necessary adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.
Fatal and necessary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fatal" instead an adjective "Necessary".
Nearby Words: necessity, necessarily
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Both words in one sentence
- Falling Damage: Even falling one level is fatal, which makes it necessary to use the ladders.
Source: Video Game / Ponpoko -
Shadowgate. Just about everything you can do is either necessary to progress, or immediately fatal.
Source: Press X to Die -
Fatal Flaw: Bud Fox is too wide-eyed about Gekko's schemes, as Gekko is solely driven by greed and wants him to obtain information by any means necessary, even if it's illegal.
Source: Film / Wall Street
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