NECESSITY Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word necessity. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for NECESSITY
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essential | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • basic and fundamental • being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc • defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established noun • anything indispensable adjective satellite • absolutely necessary; vitally necessary • of the greatest importance | ||||||||
inevitability | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being unavoidable | ||||||||
requirement | nounn | |||||||
noun • required activity • anything indispensable • something that is required in advance | ||||||||
requisite | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • anything indispensable adjective satellite • necessary for relief or supply | ||||||||
compulsion | nounn | |||||||
noun • an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid • an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will • using force to cause something to occur | ||||||||
demand | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an urgent or peremptory request • the ability and desire to purchase goods and services • required activity • the act of demanding • a condition requiring relief verb • request urgently and forcefully • require as useful, just, or proper • claim as due or just • lay legal claim to • summon to court • ask to be informed of | ||||||||
essentiality | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • basic importance | ||||||||
extremity | nounn | |||||||
noun • an external body part that projects from the body • an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease) • the greatest or utmost degree • the outermost or farthest region or point • that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso | ||||||||
imperative | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • requiring attention or action • relating to verbs in the imperative mood noun • a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior • some duty that is essential and urgent • a verb in the imperative mood. | ||||||||
indispensability | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without | ||||||||
indispensableness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without | ||||||||
must | verbv | |||||||
noun • a necessary or essential thing • grape juice before or during fermentation • the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy adjective satellite • highly recommended | ||||||||
need | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a condition requiring relief • anything that is necessary but lacking • the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior • a state of extreme poverty or destitution verb • require as useful, just, or proper • have need of • have or feel a need for | ||||||||
neediness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty • the quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree | ||||||||
obligation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force • the state of being obligated to do or pay something • a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor • a written promise to repay a debt • a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply | ||||||||
urgency | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity • pressing importance requiring speedy action • an urgent situation calling for prompt action • insistent solicitation and entreaty | ||||||||
needfulness | nounn | |||||||
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certainty | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being certain • something that is certain | ||||||||
necessary | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • absolutely essential noun • anything indispensable adjective satellite • unavoidably determined by prior circumstances |