| Main Entry: | sine qua non |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | condition |
Synonyms: |
arrangement, article, catch, codicil, contingency, demand, essential, exception, exemption, fine print, kicker, modification, must, necessity, need, postulate, precondition, prerequisite, provision, proviso, qualification, requirement, requisite, reservation, rule, small print, stipulation, strings, terms |
| Main Entry: | condition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | requirement, limitation |
Synonyms: |
arrangement, article, catch, codicil, contingency, demand, essential, exception, exemption, fine print, kicker, modification, must, necessity, postulate, precondition, prerequisite, provision, proviso, qualification, requisite, reservation, rule, sine qua non, small print, stipulation, strings, terms |
| Main Entry: | essential |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | necessity, basic |
Synonyms: |
ABCs, bottom line, brass tacks, condition, element, essence, fire and ice, fundamental, groceries, guts*, heart, meat and potatoes, must, name of the game, nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts, part and parcel, precondition, prerequisite, principle, quintessence, requirement, requisite, rudiment, sine qua non, stuff, substance, vital part, where one's at |
| Notes: | the words crucial, essential, and vital cannot be qualified (cannot be more or less...) |
Antonyms: |
accessory, auxiliary, nonessential, subsidiary, throwaway, trivia |
| Main Entry: | fundamental |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | basic, essential part |
Synonyms: |
ABCs, axiom, basis, bottom line, brass tacks, coal and ice, component, constituent, cornerstone, element, factor, foundation, guts*, heart, law, nitty-gritty, principium, principle, rock bottom, rudiment, rule, sine qua non, theorem |
Antonyms: |
addition, auxiliary, extra, subordinate, trivia |
| Main Entry: | must |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | necessity, essential |
Synonyms: |
charge, commitment, committal, condition, devoir, duty, fundamental, imperative, necessary, need, obligation, ought, precondition, prerequisite, requirement, requisite, right, sine qua non |
| Main Entry: | necessity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | need, essentiality |
Synonyms: |
call, cause, claim, compulsion, demand, desideratum, duress, essence, essential, exaction, exigency, fundamental, godsend, imperative, indispensability, inevitability, inexorableness, life or death, must, necessary, needfulness, no alternative, no choice, obligation, pinch, precondition, prerequisite, privation, requirement, requisite, sine qua non, stress, undeniability, urgency, vital part, vitals, want |
Antonyms: |
desire, want |
| Main Entry: | prerequisite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | condition, necessity |
Synonyms: |
essential, imperative, must, need, postulate, precondition, qualification, requirement, requisite, sine qua non |
Antonyms: |
extra, option |
| Main Entry: | requirement/requisite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | necessity, want |
Synonyms: |
claim, compulsion, concern, condition, demand, desideratum, element, engrossment, essential, exaction, exigency, extremity, fulfillment, fundamental, imperative, lack, must, need, obligation, obsession, pinch, precondition, preliminary, preoccupation, prepossession, prerequisite, prescription, provision, proviso, qualification, sine qua non, specification, stipulation, terms, urgency, vital part |
Antonyms: |
desire, option, wish |
| Main Entry: | stipulation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | condition of agreement |
Synonyms: |
agreement, arrangement, circumscription, clause, contract, designation, engagement, fine print, limit, obligation, precondition, prerequisite, provision, proviso, qualification, requirement, reservation, restriction, settlement, sine qua non, small print, specification, string attached, term, terms |
Antonyms: |
implication, request, wish |
| Main Entry: | precondition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | condition |
Synonyms: |
arrangement, article, catch, codicil, contingency, demand, essential, exception, exemption, fine print, kicker, modification, must, necessity, need, postulate, prerequisite, provision, proviso, qualification, requirement, requisite, reservation, rule, sine qua non, small print, stipulation, strings, terms |