Necessary and Supervenient

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

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Supervenient is an antonym for necessary.

Nearby Words: necessity, necessarily

Supervenient adjective - Not being a vital part of or belonging to something.

Usage example: he painted his landscapes for self-fulfillment, regarding financial rewards as supervenient to his reason for doing them

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Necessary is an antonym for supervenient.

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