Necessity Synonyms and Antonyms

nə-sĕsĭ-tē
That which provides a reason or justification
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. call
  2. cause
  3. ground
  4. justification
  5. occasion
  6. reason
  7. wherefore
  8. why
That which is needed
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. need
  2. essential
  3. requisite
  4. requirement
  5. must
  6. want
  7. necessary
  8. prerequisite
  9. condition
  10. vital part
  11. clothing
  12. demand
  13. exigency
  14. imperative
  15. food
  16. precondition
  17. fundamental
  18. indispensability
  19. claim
  20. exaction
  21. desideratum
  22. sine qua non
  23. shelter
  24. indispensableness
  25. urgency
  26. water
Antonyms:
  1. want
  2. choice
  3. contingency
  4. doubtfulness
  5. option
  6. possibility
  7. desire
The state of being required
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. need
  2. compulsion
  3. exigence
  4. constraint
  5. pressure
  6. obligation
  7. needfulness
  8. essentiality
  9. indispensability
  10. undeniability
  11. exigency
  12. requisiteness
  13. prerequisiteness
  14. inevitably
  15. importantly
  16. surely
The state of being forced by circumstances
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. exigency
  2. pinch
  3. stress
  4. urgency
  5. extremity
  6. destitution
  7. privation
  8. obligation
  9. inexorableness
  10. inescapableness
  11. case of life or death

Words Related to Necessity

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Necessity Sentence Examples

  • Now, I'm sure you see the necessity of doing exactly what I say.

  • To her, a telephone was a necessity, not a convenience.

  • The necessity of laws and penalties had to be explained to her.

  • She seemed to promise to explain that necessity to him when he came on Tuesday.

  • He must not sit in a mosque, except under necessity, but in some open, accessible place.

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