Antonyms for required

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ri-kwahyuhr

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈkwaɪər

Definition of required

Origin : c.1600, past participle adjective from require (v.). Required reading attested from 1881.

adj necessary

Example sentences :

He was then required to swear by all the gods, and by the dreaded Erinnys, that he had spoken truly.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

It required all the captain's seamanship, and the efforts of all the crew, to withstand it.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

I can only say that if my services are required I shall be found ready and willing.
Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest

My brother went off to the boat and brought ashore the things we required.
Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest

But what was it that Evelyn had required of Mary and that Mary had bluntly refused to do?
Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower

When action is required to preserve our national security, we will act.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

Meaning what we mean, he required a stronger, fiercer vocabulary than we ever need.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

The impossible is required of him,—not the impossible in itself, but the impossible to him.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

As it was not required that tears be recorded on the record, Carlotta paid no attention to this.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Very willingly, Sir, if it is all that is required to become your son-in-law.
Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire

Synonyms for required

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