Option and Requirement

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Option noun - Something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment.

Usage example: a slew of options that would add several thousand dollars to the base price of the car

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Requirement is an antonym for option.

Nearby Words: opt, optional, optionally, opting, optionee

Requirement noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.

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Option is an antonym for requirement.

Nearby Words: required, requiring

low	low option	low requirement
special	special option	special requirement
normal	normal option	normal requirement
common	common option	common requirement
Other adjectives: certain, standard, reasonable, legal, single, obvious, real, dark, main, silly, final, hidden, extra, last.

The sequel, Dawn of the New World, gives you the option (almost requirement) of recruiting monsters after defeating them in battle.

Source: Defeat Means Friendship
The only requirement is that character(s) invoking this trope end up finding that the best, if not, ONLY option to dispatch the foe is to to eat them.

Source: Eating the Enemy
An option, if not the requirement, for several Dating Sims.

Source: Mrs. Robinson

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