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   ne·ces·si·ty

   /nəˈsesədē/

   noun

   • 1. the fact of being required or indispensable: "the necessity of providing parental guidance should be apparent" Similar essential requirementprerequisiteindispensable thing/itemessentialrequisitenecessaryfundamentalbasicsine qua nondesideratum
   • ▪ unavoidability: "the necessity of growing old" Similar inevitabilityunavoidabilitycertaintyinescapabilityinexorabilityineluctability
   • ▪ a state of things or circumstances enforcing a certain course: "created more by necessity than design" Similar force/pressure of circumstanceneedobligationcallexigencycrisisemergencyurgencyforce majeure
   • 2. an indispensable thing: "a good book is a necessity when traveling" Similar essential requirementprerequisiteindispensable thing/itemessentialrequisitenecessaryfundamentalbasicsine qua nondesideratum
   • 3. the principle according to which something must be so, by virtue either of logic or of natural law.
   • ▪ a condition that cannot be otherwise, or a statement asserting this.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French necessite, from Latin necessitas, from necesse‘be needful’.

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   Synonyms for NECESSITY: requirement, must, necessary, need, essential, requisite, demand, needful; Antonyms of NECESSITY: surplus, luxury, comfort, extra, extravagance, indulgence, nonnecessity, nonessential.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of necessity in English. necessity. noun. These are words and phrases related to necessity. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of necessity. We'll take only the necessities for the camping trip. Synonyms. something needed. necessary. essential. sine qua non. indispensable.

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   Synonyms for NECESSITIES: requirements, musts, needs, essentials, necessaries, requisites, needfuls, demands; Antonyms of NECESSITIES: nonessentials, luxuries, amenities, comforts, surpluses, extras, extravagances, indulgences.

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   necessity. 1(noun) in the sense of need. Definition. a set of circumstances that inevitably requires a certain result. There is agreement on the necessity of reforms. Synonyms. need. demand. requirement. exigency. indispensability. needfulness. See examples for synonyms. (noun) in the sense of essential. Definition. something needed. Synonyms.