Necessity synonyms

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need (related)
A condition of poverty or misfortune:
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essential
Something fundamental.
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requisiteness
The state or quality of being requisite.
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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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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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vital part
That which is needed
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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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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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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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destitution
The condition of lacking something.
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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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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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indispensability
The characteristic of being indispensable.
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necessary
(Law) Those things essential to maintaining a dependent or incompetent in comfort and well-being
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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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choice (antonym)
A person or thing chosen
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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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option (antonym)
The power or freedom to choose:
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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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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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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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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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  • 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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