Required and Sheer

Required

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

Sheer and required are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sheer" instead an adjective "Required".

Nearby Words: requirement, requiring

Sheer

Sheer adjective - Very thin and easy to see through.

Required and sheer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Required" instead an adjective "Sheer".

Nearby Words: sheered, sheering

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Anime / Dangan Ronpa 3 Refuge in Audacity: Nagito manages to get away with the stunt he pulls in Episode 4 partially because the sheer amount of luck it required was the perfect display of his talent.
  • Video Game / Realm of the Mad God The sheer effort required to break it usually means that if it breaks, most of the available players will be right there, including a lot of low-level ones who don't really know what's going on.
  • Video Game / The Secret World Thankfully, due to the sheer number of feral familiars roaming the grounds, no morally-ambiguous deaths are required this time.
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