Requisite and Want

Requisite

Requisite noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.

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Want and requisite are semantically related in requirement topic. In some cases you can use "Want" instead a noun "Requisite".

Nearby Word: requisition

Want noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.

Usage example: those children are in want of some good discipline

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Requisite and want are semantically related in need topic. Sometimes you can use "Requisite" instead a noun "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

good	good requisite	good want
actual	actual requisite	actual want

Pastiche writers don't seem to want to fill in this gap, which is strange given how many of them have the requisite chutzpah to write Holmes-versus-Moriarty to begin with.

Source: Offscreen Moment Of Awesome / Literature
The lower drain costs of touch based spells mean many mages will want to be capable of landing unarmed strikes, requiring points in both agility and the requisite skill.

Source: Magic Knight
Before the adoption takes place, the requisite drama sees numerous families want to adopt the older, stronger of the two boys, but not the younger one, a tiny boy who has multiple disabilities, including muteness.

Source: Series / Little House on the Prairie

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