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necessitynoun
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contingency, possibility -
necessitynoun
I bought a new table out of necessity. My old one was ruined.
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contingency, luxury, possibility -
necessitynoun
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possibility, contingency, luxury -
necessitynoun
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contingency, possibility, luxury -
necessitynoun
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luxury, contingency, possibility -
necessitynoun
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contingency, possibility, luxury
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necessity
Necessity is the quality of being necessary, or the quality of that which can not but be, become, or be true, or be accepted as true. Need and want always imply a lack; necessity may be used in this sense, but in the higher philosophical sense necessity simply denotes the exclusion of any alternative either in thought or fact; righteousness is a necessity (not a need) of the divine nature. Need suggests the possibility of supplying the deficiency which want expresses; to speak of a person’s want of decision merely points out a weakness in his character; to say that he has need of decision implies that he can exercise or attain it. As applied to a deficiency, necessity is more imperative than need; a weary person is in need of rest; when rest becomes a necessity he has no choice but to stop work. An essential is something, as a quality, or element, that belongs to the essence of something else so as to be inseparable from it in its normal condition, or in any complete idea or statement of it. Compare NECESSARY; PREDESTINATION.
Synonyms:
compulsion, destiny, emergency, essential, exigency, extremity, fatality, fate, indispensability, indispensableness, need, requirement, requisite, sine qua non, unavoidableness, urgency, wantAntonyms:
choice, contingency, doubt, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, fortuity, freedom, option, possibility, uncertaintyPreposition:
The necessity of surrender; a necessity for action; this is a necessity to me.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote
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necessity
Synonyms:
indispensableness, inevitableness, need, indigence, requirement, want, fate, destinyAntonyms:
dispensableness, uncertainty, superfluity, uselessness, competence, affluence, casualty, contingency, freedom, choice
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necessitynoun
the condition of being essential or indispensable
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essential, requirement, requisite, necessary -
necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessarynoun
anything indispensable
«food and shelter are necessities of life»; «the essentials of the good life»; «allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions»; «a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained»
Synonyms:
essential, demand, requirement, requisite, necessary, prerequisite
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necessitynoun
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necessitynoun
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necessitynoun
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need, needfulness, urgency, exigency, pressing want -
necessitynoun
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requirement, requisite, essential, necessary, indispensable thing, SINE QUA NON
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necessitynoun
Synonyms:
requisite, necessary, requirement, essential, exigency, urgency, indispensabilityAntonyms:
choice, option, contingency, doubtfulness, possibility
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Tom Schedler:
I have been incredibly frustrated with the tabloid approach to an incredibly serious allegation and the necessity of following the advice of counsel to not try this publicly.
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Chloe Dykstra:
I have made the decision to come out in support of my husband not out of obligation, but out of necessity to speak the truth about the person I know, the statement continues. Chris Hardwick is nothing but loving and compassionate and is the only person who has stood by me, never judged me, helped me heal, and feel whole. To defend my husband would be giving credence to any of these accusations. I will not do that. Chris Hardwick wife, 33, says the truth will always win. Chris Hardwick is Chris Hardwick, i remain in complete support of my husband, and I believe that the truth will always win. #TimesUp because I know my truth and I believe in due process.
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Richard Jordan:
The law demands good works and uses its terror—rejection, shame, fear of punishment, unanswered prayer, personal tragedy, etc.—as motivation. Here performance is a necessity to secure the blessings and avoid the curses. Grace, on the other hand, allows us to serve on a different basis—not from fear but on the basis of love and gratitude, from appreciation and gladness for blessings freely given and freely received.
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Minority Leader Chuck Schumer:
This is not a moment of celebration — but of necessity.
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Lyndon B. Johnson:
We have entered an age in which education is not just a luxury permitting some men an advantage over others. It has become a necessity without which a person is defenseless in this complex, industrialized society. … We have truly entered the century of the educated man.
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- necessitatCatalan, Valencian
- nouze, nutnostCzech
- Notwendigkeit, NezessitätGerman
- neceseco, necesoEsperanto
- necesidadSpanish
- välttämättömyystarvike, pakko, tarve, tarpeellisuus, välttämättömyys, tarvike, puutteenalaisuus, korvaamattomuus, tarvekalu, puutteellisuus, väistämättömyys, kohtalo, puuteFinnish
- nécessitéFrench
- feum, èiginnScottish Gaelic
- necesidadeGalician
- muszájHungarian
- կարիքArmenian
- besonioInterlingua
- necessitàItalian
- 必然性, 必需品, 必要性Japanese
- پێویست, پێویستیKurdish
- vajadzībaLatvian
- нуждаMacedonian
- koniecznośćPolish
- necessidadePortuguese
- necesitateRomanian
- необходи́мость, нужда́, необходимостьRussian
- nödvändighetSwedish
- అవసరంTelugu
- lüzum, gereklilikTurkish
- необхідністьUkrainian
- ضرورتUrdu
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- essential
- fundamental
- obligation
- precondition
- prerequisite
- requirement
- urgency
- call
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- compulsion
- demand
- desideratum
- duress
- essence
- exaction
- exigency
- godsend
- imperative
- indispensability
- inevitability
- inexorableness
- must
- must-have
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- pinch
- privation
- requisite
- stress
- vitals
- want
- life or death
- needfulness
- no alternative
- no choice
- sine qua non
- undeniability
- vital part
On this page you’ll find 90 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to necessity, such as: essential, fundamental, obligation, precondition, prerequisite, and requirement.
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SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO NECESSITY
- claim
- excuse
- grounds
- justification
- necessity
- obligation
- occasion
- reason
- right
- urge
- coercion
- constraint
- demand
- drive
- driving
- duress
- duty
- engrossment
- exigency
- force
- hang-up
- have on the brain
- monkey on one’s back
- necessity
- need
- obsession
- preoccupation
- prepossession
- pressure
- tiger by the tail
- urge
- urgency
- arrangement
- article
- catch
- codicil
- contingency
- demand
- essential
- exception
- exemption
- fine print
- kicker
- modification
- must
- necessity
- postulate
- precondition
- prerequisite
- provision
- proviso
- qualification
- requisite
- reservation
- rule
- sine qua non
- small print
- stipulation
- strings
- terms
- a must
- coercion
- compulsion
- driving
- duress
- goad
- hang-up
- impelling
- impulsion
- monkey on one’s back
- motive
- necessity
- no-no
- pressure
- repression
- restraint
- spring
- spur
- suppression
- violence
- a musts
- coercions
- compulsions
- drivings
- duress
- goads
- hang-ups
- impellings
- impulsions
- monkeys
- motives
- necessities
- no-nos
- pressures
- repressions
- restraints
- springs
- spurs
- suppressions
- violence
- big troubles
- catastrophes
- changes
- climacterics
- climaxes
- confrontations
- contingencies
- corners
- crossroads
- cruces
- crunches
- culminations
- deadlocks
- dilemmas
- dire straits
- disasters
- embarrassments
- emergencies
- entanglements
- exigencies
- extremities
- heights
- hot potatos
- hour of decisions
- imbroglios
- impasses
- junctures
- messes
- moment of truths
- necessities
- passes
- perplexities
- pickles
- pinches
- plights
- point of no returns
- predicaments
- pressures
- puzzles
- quandaries
- situations
- stews
- straits
- traumas
- trials
- troubles
- turning points
- urgencies
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1 demand, exigency, indispensability, need, needfulness, requirement
2 desideratum, essential, fundamental, necessary, need, prerequisite, requirement, requisite, sine qua non, want
3 destitution, extremity, indigence, need, penury, poverty, privation
4 compulsion, destiny, fate, inevitability, inexorableness, obligation
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus
necessities
essentials, exigencies, fundamentals, indispensables, needs, requirements
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necessity
( necessities plural )
1 n-uncount The necessity of something is the fact that it must happen or exist.
usu with supp
There is agreement on the necessity of reforms…, Most women, like men, work from economic necessity…, Some people have to lead stressful lifestyles out of necessity. If you say that something is of necessity the case, you mean that it is the case because nothing else is possible or practical in the circumstances.
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of necessity phrase usu PHR before v, PHR n/adj/adv
Negotiations between the enemies are of necessity indirect.
2 n-count A necessity is something that you must have in order to live properly or do something.
(=essential) (Antonym: luxury)
Water is a basic necessity of life., …food, fuel and other daily necessities.
3 n-count A situation or action that is a necessity is necessary and cannot be avoided.
usu sing
The President pleaded that strong rule from the centre was a regrettable, but temporary necessity.
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! ced deprivation |
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the lack or denial of cedric considered to be a necessity. Noticeable signs of ced deprivation include: excessive sleepiness. frequent yawning. irritability. daytime fatigue. untimely illnesses. |
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shotgun wedding |
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1. marriage often occasioned or precipitated by pregnancy and into which one or both partners are coerced; the expression, born in the US, calls on imagery of a father coercing by way of a firearm,a young man to marry his enceinte daugther 2. forced compromise, merger, accord etc. imposed by necessity |
[Fig.];[Fam.];[Hum.] 1. Looks like a shotgun wedding for these two! 2. The two manufacturers announced a shotgun wedding prompted by slumping sales and financial losses |
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