necessitates
Forces the need
Necessitates means makes something necessary or unavoidable.
When one thing necessitates another, the first creates a requirement for the second: The flood damage necessitates extensive repairs.
The word implies that circumstances leave no reasonable alternative—the action or outcome isn't merely suggested but compelled by the situation.
It appears most often in formal or professional contexts where cause-and-effect relationships need emphasis.
Forceful requests or requirements
- needsEssential requirements
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
- dictatesGives authoritative commands
- compelsForces into action
calls for · entails · involves · presupposes · stipulates · prescribes · enforces · imposes
Required prior condition
- precursorSomething that comes first
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
basis · underpinning · cornerstone · preparatory · preliminary · threshold · baseline
Utterly required, irreplaceable
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
- crucialOf supreme importance
- fundamentalForming the base
- integralAntiderivative or crucial component
requisite · mandatory · imperative · core · critical · unavoidable · inescapable · non-negotiable
Required moral task
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
- imperativeUnavoidably necessary
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
commitment · burden · onus · accountability · incumbency · charge · liability · compulsion
demands
Forceful requests or requirements
- needsEssential requirements
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
- dictatesGives authoritative commands
compels · calls for · entails · involves · presupposes · stipulates · prescribes · enforces · imposes · obliges
prerequisite
Required prior condition
- precursorSomething that comes first
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- foundationUnderlying support structure
groundwork · basis · underpinning · cornerstone · preparatory · preliminary · threshold · baseline
indispensable
Utterly required, irreplaceable
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
- crucialOf supreme importance
- fundamentalForming the base
integral · requisite · mandatory · imperative · core · critical · unavoidable · inescapable · non-negotiable · paramount
duty
Required moral task
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
- imperativeUnavoidably necessary
mandate · commitment · burden · onus · accountability · incumbency · charge · liability · compulsion · binding
- demandsdemands, requires, needs, wants, requirement