requisite

[ rek-wuh-zit ]

adjective

1. required or necessary for a particular purpose, position, etc.; indispensable:

   the requisite skills of an engineer.

   Synonyms: needful, needed

   Antonyms: dispensable

noun

1. something requisite; a necessary quality, thing, etc.

   Synonyms: necessity

   Antonyms: luxury

requisite

/ ˈrɛkwɪzɪt /

adjective

1. absolutely essential; indispensable

noun

1. something indispensable; necessity

Derived Forms

• ˈrequisitely, adverb
• ˈrequisiteness, noun

Other Words From

• requi·site·ly adverb
• requi·site·ness noun
• non·requi·site adjective noun
• non·requi·site·ly adverb
• non·requi·site·ness noun
• un·requi·site adjective
• un·requi·site·ly adverb
• un·requi·site·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of requisite¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English from Latin requīsītus, past participle of requīrere “to seek”; require, -ite ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of requisite¹

C15: from Latin requisītus sought after, from requīrere to seek for, require

Synonym Study

See necessary. See requirement.

Example Sentences

A future administration could decide that those borrowers still owe their unpaid balances, with interest, even after they’ve made the requisite number of monthly payments.

From Los Angeles Times

According to the Journal, the panel would consist of ranking retired officers who were empowered to recommend removal of former peers deemed to be “lacking in requisite leadership qualities.”

From Los Angeles Times

He has the requisite playmaking ability to excel in that role as a creator.

From Los Angeles Times

As tourists stumble by with tall cans of Bud Light Lime and cigarettes in hand, Sell’s tattooed, sinewy limbs stretch a matching Lacoste tee and shorts, with the requisite crocodile emblems and matching bright-red shoes.

From Los Angeles Times

He added that Parliament would have "all the requisite time to scrutinise measures clearly".

From BBC

Related Words

• essential
• indispensable
• mandatory
• necessary
• required