Involuntary
Involuntary adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.
Usage example: the abolition of involuntary servitude by civilized society
Needed and involuntary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Needed" instead an adjective "Involuntary".
Nearby Word: involuntarily
Needed
Needed adjective - Impossible to do without.
Involuntary and needed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Involuntary" instead an adjective "Needed".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- innocent and involuntary
- innocent and needed
- necessary and involuntary
- necessary and needed
- mandatory and involuntary
- mandatory and needed
- essential and involuntary
- essential and needed
- required and involuntary
- required and needed
- imperative and involuntary
- imperative and needed
- indispensable and involuntary
- indispensable and needed
Both words in one sentence
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Seems Gobo never had to go through all the stress of hiding from Doc all those years... although he still needed to hide from Sprocket Involuntary Shapeshifting: Poor Skenfrith.
Source: Series / Fraggle Rock
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