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

This necessitates a swift transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) and crypto agility. — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Releasing air to control buoyancy necessitates an awareness of the environment, after all. — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 23 July 2026

Watch out for these symptoms If your pet's respiratory rate spikes to more than 40 breaths per minute at rest, Hohenhaus said that necessitates a trip to the emergency room. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 16 July 2026

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

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