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necessity
noun
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How to pronounce necessity:

Definition of necessity:

necessity (noun):
the quality or state of being necessary
the condition of being essential or indispensable.
a set of circumstances that inevitably requires a certain result

Synonyms for necessity:

condition
demand
essential
exigency
indispensability
must
must-have
necessary
need
needful
needfulness
requirement
requisite
requisiteness
unnecessary
unneeded
urgency

Antonyms for necessity:

amenity
comfort
delight
exorbitance
extra
extravagance
frill
gratification
hedonism
indulgence
inessential
lavishness
leisure
luxury
non-essential
nonessential
nonnecessity
option
opulence
perk
superfluity
treat

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