Necessity synonyms

essential

Something fundamental.

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need (related)

A condition of poverty or misfortune:

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requisiteness

The state or quality of being requisite.

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urgency

Urgency is defined as something requiring fast or swift action, or it means insistent or having a persistent quality.

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undeniability

The quality of being undeniable.

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prerequisiteness

The state of being required

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must

A time during which male elephants exhibit increased levels of sexual activity and aggressiveness (also musth)

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essentiality

The condition of being essential; a basic set of essential traits; being

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requisite

Requisite is something that is necessary or required to achieve some goal or do some task.

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vital part

That which is needed

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exigence

Exigency

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pressure

A contrasting force or impulse of any kind

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obligation

A binding, formal arrangement or an agreement to a liability to pay a specified amount or to do a certain thing for a person or group of persons. See also duty and liability.

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needfulness

The property of being needful or necessary.

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demand

(Econ.) The desire for a commodity together with ability to pay for it; also, the amount people are ready and able to buy at a certain price

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fundamental

A leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article, which serves as the groundwork of a system; essential part, as, the fundamentals of linear algebra.

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claim

Something claimed in a formal or legal manner, especially a tract of public land staked out by a miner or homesteader.

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exaction

That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice.

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exigency

A pressing or urgent situation:

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pinch

An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.

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stress

Importance, significance, or emphasis placed on something.

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extremity

A hand or foot.

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privation

The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life.

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inexorableness

The quality of being inexorable.

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inescapableness

The quality of being inescapable.

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case of life or death

The state of being forced by circumstances

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lack (related)

The thing that is lacking or needed

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choice (antonym)

A person or thing chosen

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option (antonym)

The power or freedom to choose:

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destitution

The condition of lacking something.

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emergency (related)

Cardiac arrest is an emergency and if you find someone in cardiac arrest you should call 999 immediately.

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poverty (related)

Poverty is the state of being poor, having little money or being in need of a specific quality.

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clothing

Clothes considered as a group; wearing apparel.

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food

(Uncountable, figuratively) Anything intended to supply energy or nourishment of an entity or idea.

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cause

A basis for an action or response; a reason:

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desideratum

Something considered necessary or highly desirable.

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requirement (related)

The definition of a requirement is something that is necessary.

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contingency (antonym)

Something incidental to something else.

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doubtfulness (antonym)

The state or quality of being doubtful; doubt; uncertainty.

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possibility (antonym)

The chance of something’s happening, regardless of whether or not it actually occurs; a contingent interest in property, whether real or personal.

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want (antonym)

The definition of a want is something desired or wished for.

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desire (antonym)

A thing or person desired

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justification

Something, such as a fact or circumstance, that justifies:

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occasion

Something which causes something else; a cause. [from 14th c.]

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reason

Reason is the cause for something to happen or the power of your brain to think, understand and engage in logical thought.

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wherefore

A purpose or cause:

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why

The reason.

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condition

The grade stating this requirement

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precondition

A requirement which must be satisfied before taking a course of action.

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sine qua non

Without which not. Something that is indispensable and upon which something else relies.

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why-and-wherefore

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start (related)

The definition of a start is the beginning or first part of something.

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necessary (related)

Something indispensable.

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indispensableness

The characteristic of being indispensable; indispensability.

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compulsion (related)

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impossibility (related)

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virtue (related)

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imperative (related)

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doctrine (related)

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existence (related)

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contradiction (related)

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motive (related)

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constraint

Something that constrains.

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indispensability

The characteristic of being indispensable.

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prerequisite

Something prerequisite

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shelter

An establishment that cares for unwanted or stray animals and tries to find owners for them.

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water

Water in a specified form or amount, or occurring or distributed in a specified way, or for a specified use, as drinking or washing

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call

Demand:

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ground

In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied.

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