requisite C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈrɛkwɪzɪt/ UK /ˈrɛkwɪzɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj required or necessary; a thing that is essential He lacked the requisite experience for the post. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · required or necessary; a... necessaryessentialrequiredindispensableneedfulobligatory ↔ Opposites unnecessaryoptionaldispensablesuperfluous Word family Derived forms requisitely Related forms requirerequisitionexquisite Etymology AI details From Latin requisitus, past participle of requirere ('to seek again, demand'), from re- ('again') + quaerere ('to seek, ask'). requisitus Latin requirere Latin quaerere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # requisite **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈrɛkwɪzɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈrɛkwɪzɪt/ ## Meanings 1. required or necessary; a thing that is essential ## Examples - He lacked the requisite experience for the post. ## Synonyms - necessary - essential - required - indispensable - needful - obligatory ## Antonyms - unnecessary - optional - dispensable - superfluous ## Derived Forms - requisitely ## Related Forms - require - requisition - exquisite ## Roots and Affixes - Root: requisitus - Root: requirere - Root: quaerere ## Etymology From Latin requisitus, past participle of requirere ('to seek again, demand'), from re- ('again') + quaerere ('to seek, ask'). ## AI Etymology Requisite is from Latin requisitus, past participle of requirere ('to seek again, demand'), from re- ('again') + quaerere ('to seek, ask'). In present-day use, it means required or necessary; a thing that is essential. Derived formations include requisitely. Related vocabulary includes require, requisition, and exquisite. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown