necessities
Things you need
Necessities are things required for survival or basic functioning—food, shelter, clothing, water.
The word implies essentials rather than luxuries: We could barely afford the necessities.
What counts as a necessity shifts with context; indoor plumbing was once a luxury, now a necessity in developed countries.
The necessities of life covers fundamental human needs.
Stockpiled food and supplies
- staplesSmall metal paper-binders
- essentialsIndispensable items or elements
- goodsThings for sale
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
items · groceries · toiletries · medications · diapers · formula · firewood · candles
Consumable nourishment source
- waterClear essential liquid
- shelterProtected place or structure
- clothingBody coverings worn daily
- airGaseous envelope surrounding Earth
warmth · sanitation · hygiene · healthcare · nutrition · sleep · safety · housing
Clear essential liquid
- shelterProtected place or structure
- fireCombustion with flames
- foodConsumable nourishment source
- warmthHeat you feel
knife · cordage · signaling · navigation · insulation · hydration · foraging · purification
Necessary conditions for something
- prerequisitesNecessary prior conditions
- obligationsRequired responsibilities
- imperativesMandatory actions or commands
- must-havesIndispensable requirements
requisites · preconditions · demands · stipulations · conditions · qualifications · criteria · standards
provisions
Stockpiled food and supplies
- staplesSmall metal paper-binders
- essentialsIndispensable items or elements
- goodsThings for sale
commodities · items · groceries · toiletries · medications · diapers · formula · firewood · candles · batteries
food
Consumable nourishment source
air · warmth · sanitation · hygiene · healthcare · nutrition · sleep · safety · housing · energy
water
Clear essential liquid
warmth · knife · cordage · signaling · navigation · insulation · hydration · foraging · purification · tarp
requirements
Necessary conditions for something
- prerequisitesNecessary prior conditions
- obligationsRequired responsibilities
- imperativesMandatory actions or commands
must-haves · requisites · preconditions · demands · stipulations · conditions · qualifications · criteria · standards · documentation
- necessitiesbasics, essentials, need, essential, needs
- living conditionshousing, income, employment, healthcare access, education access
- fundamentalsbasics, fundamentals, essentials, foundation, ABCs
- Must-Havesessentials, basics, needs, requirements, bare minimum
- needsfood, water, shelter, sleep, air
- requirementsrequirement, requirements, prerequisite, requisite, requisites
necessitiesluxuries
Non-essential costly pleasures
extras · nonessentials · indulgences · frills · inessentials
necessitiesextravagances
Wasteful or lavish expenditures
opulences · excesses · lavishness · splurges · decadence
- bare necessitiesMinimum requirements for living
- daily necessitiesGoods required each day
necessary, necessity, unnecessary, necessarily, necessitate, unnecessarily, necessitous