necessities

The word “necessities” has 4 syllables: ne-ces-si-ties

It's pronounced as /nəˈsɛsɪtiz/

What is synonym and antonym for necessities?

In the thesaurus, “necessities” has 91 synonyms and 25 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for necessities along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for necessities

advantages
affluence
aliment
alimentation
alimony
allowance
bed and board
bread
bread and butter
capital
care
circumstances
comestibles
competence
conditions
demands
desiderata
desiderations
diet
earnings
edges
essentials
existence
fare
feed
food
foodstuffs
fortune
gratuity
grub
income
independence
items
keep
legacy
livelihood
living
maintenance
material
materials
means
money
must-haves
musts
necessaries
needfuls
needs
nourishment
nurture
nutriment
payment
pension
pluses
plusses
preconditions
prerequisites
property
provender
provision
provisions
ration
rations
raw materials
relief
replenishments
requirements
requisites
resources
responsibility
riches
salary
salt
shingle
sine qua nons
sine quibus non
staff of life
stock
store
stores
subsidy
subsistence
substance
support
sustenance
upkeep
viands
victuals
wages
wealth
wherewithal
wishes

Antonyms for necessities

amenities
bills
block
comforts
debt
disapproval
discouragement
entertainment
extras
extravagances
frills
frustration
fun
ignorance
indulgences
luxuries
neglect
nonessentials
nonnecessities
opposition
poverty
stop
superfluities
surplusages
surpluses

Meanings of necessities

noun
1. The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.
2. The condition of being needy; desperate need; lack.
3. Something necessary; a requisite; something indispensable.
4. Something which makes an act or an event unavoidable; an irresistible force; overruling power.
5. The negation of freedom in voluntary action; the subjection of all phenomena, whether material or spiritual, to inevitable causation; necessitarianism.
6. Greater utilitarian good; used in justification of a criminal act.
7. (in the plural) Indispensable requirements (of life).

Example Sentences

Access to clean water and food are basic necessities for human survival.
During the camping trip, we packed all the essential necessities, including tents, sleeping bags, and cooking supplies.
The charity organization provides shelter, clothing, and other basic necessities to homeless individuals.
In times of crisis, it's important to prioritize the distribution of medical necessities to those in need.
Economic stability is essential for ensuring that all citizens have access to their basic necessities.

On this page you'll find 116 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to necessities, such as: advantages, affluence, aliment, alimentation, alimony, allowance, amenities.

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