Synonyms of necessitates

necessitates

verb

present tense third-person singular of necessitate

as in requires

to have as a requirement

getting new shoes would necessitate another trip to the mall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requires
• needs
• takes
• wants
• involves
• demands
• calls for
• challenges
• claims
• entails
• warrants
• bears
• lacks
• asks
• begs
• insists
• stipulates
• cries (for)
• hurts (for)
• clamors (for)
• exacts
• enjoins
• presses
• commands
• quests

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• has
• holds
• possesses
• owns

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of necessitates

Her unique skill set as a dominant on-ball point guard necessitates a team to operate with a specific style and personnel to make the fit work. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

Cosmetic pricing, around 600-700 TarCoins, often necessitates buying more currency than immediately needed. — Mike Stubbs, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Katz and his allies have sought out candidates who are willing to castigate the Democratic Party for selling out the working class—which necessitates, or at least militates toward, candidates who have no experience inside the party. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

And getting the story right necessitates telling the whole story, not only from the perspective of a George Washington, but from the perspective of somebody who worked in that house. — Deena Zaru, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Janet, meanwhile, is having the kind of emotional breakdown that necessitates producer intervention. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 July 2026

Where does the threshold live that an action necessitates some proportional reaction? — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026

Whether for disease prevention or enhancement, this kind of work also necessitates destruction of human embryos in the process, which is another ethically thorny area. — Paul Knoepfler, STAT, 24 June 2026

This necessitates more deliberate planning around service expectations and shipment sequencing. — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 22 June 2026