Necessity is the mother of invention.
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Necessity
/nɪˈsɛsəti/
Synonyms for "necessity" (163 found)
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Closest matches (33)
Noun(9 words)
absenceabsolute certaintyabsolutenessact of godassuranceassurednessbare cupboardbare necessitiesbare subsistencebeggarlinessbeggarycallcall forcausecertain knowledgecertainnesscertaintycertitudecoactioncoercion
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Strong matches (49)
dead certaintydecreedefinitenessdemanddemand fordeprivationdesiderationdesideratumdestitutiondeterminacydeterminatenessduressempty purseenforcementessentialessentialsexigencyfatefatefulnessforce majeure
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forcingforedestinyforegone conclusionforeknowledgeforeordinationgrinding povertygripehand-to-mouth existencehomelessnessimpoverishmentindefeasibilityindigenceindispensableindispensablenessineluctabilityinerrabilityinerrancyinescapablenessinevasiblenessinevitabilityinevitable accidentinevitablenessinexorability
Noun(6 words)
Related words (81)
infallibilisminfallibilityinflexibilityirresistibilityirrevocabilitykeystonelacklawmendicancymoneylessnessmustmust itemnecessariesnecessitiesnecessitousnessneedneed forneedfulnessneedinessnonambiguity
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noncontingencyobligationobligementoccasionpauperismpauperizationpenurypinchpositivenesspovertypredestinationpredeterminationpreordinationprerequirementprerequisiteprescienceprivationprobatumproved factrelentlessnessrequirementrequisiterequisitenessrequisitionrestraintsine qua nonsurenesssuretythe necessarythe needfultruthunambiguityunavoidable casualtyunavoidablenessuncontrollabilityundeflectabilityunequivocalnessunivocityunmistakablenessunpreventabilityunyieldingnessurgencyvis majorwant
Noun(14 words)
justificationlife needsmandatorinessmost requirednecessariesnecessarynecessary conditionneedneedingobligationpreconditionprerequisitereasonstaple
Adjective(2 words)
mental needurgent need
Preposition(1 words)
of prime importance
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5 entriesbasic necessitydaily necessitieseconomic necessitylogical necessitypressing necessity
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20 total sentences available.
It must, of necessity, be postponed.
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A computer is an absolute necessity now.
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All inventions grow out of necessity.
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