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

But that requires staying a few steps ahead of the technology’s capabilities. — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Even Meta’s settlement with the attorneys general, which requires changes to features aimed at teens, contains plenty of unknowns and ties some of its actionability to competitors doing the same. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

New York, which already requires its colleges to take this more appropriate approach for internal college investigations, has no excuse to delay. — Ilana Turko, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026

FirstDate requires participants to register using Singpass, Singapore’s national digital identity system, to verify participants’ identities, ages and legal marital status. — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

Thus, the legislation requires more transparency of HOA operators over the administration of these communities, which can operate as a quasi-government entity. — Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

When a congressional is received on any matter, that places it on top of an in-box and requires timely action. — Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Real-world experience with alternative fuels in commercial shipping Achieving lower-emission logistics requires turning new technologies into practical, scalable solutions. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

The chips are power-hungry (a ChatGPT AI query consumes about ten times as much energy as a normal Google search) and also generate a lot of heat, which requires cooling systems. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 27 Sep. 2026