Necessary and Standard

Necessary

Necessary adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.

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Standard and necessary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Standard" instead an adjective "Necessary".

Nearby Words: necessity, necessarily

Standard adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.

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Necessary and standard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Necessary" instead an adjective "Standard".

good	good necessary	good standard
common	common necessary	common standard
small	small necessary	small standard
huge	huge necessary	huge standard
Other adjectives: new, major, different.

Obviously these work best when the audience is thoroughly familiar with the standard version of the joke/humorous situation or the formula the joke/humorous situation normally follows, though this is not always necessary.

Source: Anti-Humor
This can be quite necessary since the series sets a standard for Show, Don't Tell.

Source: Description Porn
Fortunately, those Flight Rings are standard issue so he can at least be a Flying Brick when necessary.

Source: Superpower Lottery

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