Fewer
Fewer adjective - (comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of.
Necessary
Necessary adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.
Fewer and necessary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fewer" instead an adjective "Necessary".
Nearby Words: necessity, necessarily
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The reasons include fewer wires necessary for data (at the minimum two) and it can be clocked as fast as necessary.
Source: Simple, yet Awesome - Since you then have fewer floors to get the items necessary to make winning the game plausible.
Source: Nintendo Hard / Roguelikes -
Possibly justified in that, according to the novel, fewer girls have the necessary personality and levels of aggression to be chosen for Battle School.
Source: Literature / Ender's Game
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