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food, clothes, and other basic necessities Getting plenty of rest is a necessity. Without a car, living close to work is a necessity. All we took with us on our hiking trip were the bare necessities.
A necessity is something that you must have in order to complete a task. When used in the plural, necessities are items required for a situation but nothing extra. You probably only bring the bare necessities to a sleepover — pajamas and a toothbrush. Sometimes a necessity is a thing you must know how to do.
Synonyms for NECESSITY: requirement, must, necessary, need, essential, requisite, demand, needful; Antonyms of NECESSITY: surplus, luxury, comfort, extra, extravagance, indulgence, nonnecessity, nonessential.
Synonyms for NECESSITIES: requirements, musts, needs, essentials, necessaries, requisites, needfuls, demands; Antonyms of NECESSITIES: nonessentials, luxuries, amenities, comforts, surpluses, extras, extravagances, indulgences.
something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life. the fact of being necessary or indispensable; indispensability: the necessity of adequate housing. an imperative requirement or need for something: the necessity for a quick decision. Synonyms: demand.
Some people have to lead stressful lifestyles out of necessity. See of necessity. 2. countable noun. A necessity is something that you must have in order to live properly or do something. Water is a basic necessity of life. [ + of] ...food, fuel and other daily necessities.
