NECESSITIES Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

necessities

noun

plural of necessity

as in requirements

something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable on any road trip, accurate maps are a necessity

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Recent Examples of necessities LendingTree found that nearly one-third of Americans have used buy-now, pay-later to finance necessities like groceries, double the 14% who used the service two years ago. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026 Our neighbors still face high costs for housing, healthcare, childcare, groceries, and other necessities. — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026 According to a new Guardian poll, 95 percent of Americans think that the United States is in the midst of an affordability crisis with many reporting trouble affording necessities like gas and groceries. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 Without it, the same payment would cover less of what recipients are spending on medical care, housing, groceries, clothing and other necessities. — Pankaj Agrrawal, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors accuse him of participating in schemes to divert hundreds of millions of dollars from Venezuelan government programs intended to provide housing, food and other necessities to the country’s impoverished population. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 All contemporary, they’re stocked with necessities (from towels to toiletries). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026 The useful figure is one that fits the discretionary money left after necessities and financial goals are covered. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026 Kemp asked residents to gather water, food, batteries, flashlights and other necessities. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

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Advertisement In Europe, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, Portugal, and England implemented school CPR education through national requirements or curriculum standards.

— Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Avoiding it in the first place makes far more sense, even if the K3's additional hardware and energy requirements complicate the question of its overall environmental footprint.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of requirements

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While many nations were already moving towards taking over their maternal and child health needs, lead times for orders can be a year or more, five former USAID officials said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment prohibit deliberate indifference to prisoners’ medical needs.

— Jaquelyn Jahn, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

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