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necessary vs obligatory

obligatory vs necessary

necessary is a noun but obligatory is not a noun.

necessary and obligatory both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
necessary Yes Yes No No
obligatory No Yes No No
necessary (noun) obligatory (noun)
anything indispensable
necessary (adjective) obligatory (adjective)
absolutely essential morally or legally constraining or binding
unavoidably determined by prior circumstances required by obligation or compulsion or convention
Difference between necessary and obligatory

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