Necessary
Necessary adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.
Telling and necessary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Telling" instead an adjective "Necessary".
Nearby Words: necessity, necessarily
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- A'dal ends up showing up and telling Tirion that his family's death was necessary.
Source: Fanfic Recs / WarCraft -
Telling him to do something "by any means necessary" is practically inviting him to massacre everyone involved.
Source: Comic Book / Deadshot - Gildarts' beating of Natsu and telling him that fear isn't evil and is sometimes necessary.
Source: Chekhovs Gun / Anime and Manga
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