Necessary
Necessary adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.
Reliable and necessary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reliable" instead an adjective "Necessary".
Nearby Words: necessity, necessarily
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Party AI in the Dragon Quest games is usually pretty reliable, using healing moves and buffs when necessary.
Source: Artificial Brilliance -
The random drops in Rogue Galaxy are the most reliable (relatively speaking) way to acquire many items necessary to unlock your characters' skills.
Source: Random Drop aka: Randomly Drops -
Gilmore's most reliable assistant, and when necessary she proves that she is fully capable of defending herself and even occasionally saving the day singlehandedly.
Source: The Chick
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