required

Questions about required

What does required mean?

required means "necessary for relief or supply". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in required?

required has 3 syllables: req-ui-red. The stress falls on "ui". In IPA it is /ɹiˈkwaɪɚd/.

What is another word for required?

Close synonyms include needed, needful, requisite, compulsory, mandatory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is required a common word?

required is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with required?

1 word rhymes with required. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.