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I'm looking for a word that means "something must occur with another thing"

English Language & Usage Asked by Elizabeth M on January 19, 2021

I’m looking for a word that means that something must occur with another thing. Almost as though it is mutually inclusive, however it must happen with another. Anyone know?

Sample sentence:

Tomatoes in a salad are not ______, salads don’t have to have tomatoes.

I considered mutually inclusive, but mutually inclusive does not mean that it necessarily has to be together and that’s what I’m looking to say. I’m writing a speech for a debate about immigration and I’m attempting to say that immigration from our Southern borders and crime are not together all the time and that Sanctuary cities don’t facilitate drug problems and prostitution because they do not question immigration status. Like salads and tomatoes don’t necessarily go hand in hand.

6 Answers

You could use requisite in the following way.

Tomatoes are not requisite for a proper salad.

The adjective definition is:

required or necessary for a particular purpose, position, etc.; indispensable:

with the noun form referencing that:

something requisite; a necessary quality, thing, etc.

Answered by jimm101 on January 19, 2021

You have the answer in your question!

Immigration from our Southern borders and crime do not necessarily go together.

Sanctuary cities don't necessarily facilitate drug problems and prostitution just because they do not question immigration status.

Forget about the sample sentence with the tomatoes. Several words, for example, obligatory, could go in the blank, but they wouldn't help you with your real concern.

Answered by ab2 on January 19, 2021

Try concomitant.

Defined by Merriam Webster as:

something that accompanies or is collaterally connected with something else

Also see below the definition by Cambridge dictionary.

something that happens with something else and is connected with it

Answered by vickyace on January 19, 2021

Tomatoes are not vital/essential/indispensable in a salad; salads don't have to have tomatoes.

ODO:

vital ADJECTIVE

1 Absolutely necessary or important; essential.

‘Each player assumes a specific role that is vital to the overall team framework.’

essential ADJECTIVE

1 Absolutely necessary; extremely important.

‘fiber is an essential ingredient’

indispensable ADJECTIVE

Absolutely necessary.

‘The horse is an indispensable character to most stories of Chinese warriors.’

Answered by alwayslearning on January 19, 2021

I'm looking for a word that means “something must occur with another thing

It depends on the viewpoint and whether there are dependencies at work. Your title, sample sentence, and context are all different in these respects. Salads don't depend on tomatoes - tomato isn't obligatory.

In you immigration example, It appears you are trying to argue that crime and immigrants don't go hand in hand. Unlike the salad, you are looking at the situation from an outside perspective.

If you want the analogy to succeed, I think you need to make it more parallel to the actual situation so as not to open yourself up to counterarguments in the debate.

obligatory

1: binding in law or conscience

"Obligatory." Merriam-Webster.com. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2017.

go hand in hand

if two things go hand in hand, they exist together and are connected with each other (often + with ) Crime usually goes hand in hand with poor economic conditions.

go hand in hand. (n.d.) Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms. (2006). Retrieved February 17 2017 from http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/go+hand+in+hand

Answered by Phil Sweet on January 19, 2021

Prerequisite is what you're looking for!

Answered by Ellie on January 19, 2021

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