Synonyms of requires

requires

verb

present tense third-person singular of require

as in needs

to have as a requirement

the toy requires four batteries, which are not included

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• has
• holds
• possesses
• owns

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of requires

Medicaid, for example, requires states to pursue estate recovery for certain benefits paid on behalf of some recipients age 55 and older, including certain long-term care costs. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Meeting their needs requires addressing stagnant Medicaid rates for behavioral health and ensuring health insurance covers behavioral needs, advocates said. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026

Alongside the capacity differences, CIIT’s model requires cargo transshipment between ship and rail at each port, a process that adds time and operating costs that direct canal transit does not require. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026

Building a single Nvidia AI server requires computing chips manufactured by Taiwan’s TSMC, memory chips supplied by South Korea’s SK Hynix or Samsung, and special technologies that combine them into AI accelerators. — John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

One of the key areas of disagreement between the two sides was whether to continue to plow more than the minimum the law requires into the city’s four dramatically underfunded pension funds, a practice begun under Mayor Lori Lightfoot. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

That requires deliberate investment in skills, redesigned workflows and the change management that gets adoption to stick. — Patrick Pugh, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

To avoid a runoff, Graham Nordone needed to pass the 50% threshold in Tuesday’s special primary election, as South Carolina law requires a candidate to win more than half of the vote to secure their party’s nomination. — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026

The motion requires county’s Department of Mental Health to report back to the Board within 120 days on how to implement the pilot and note any barriers. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 11 Aug. 2026