NECESSITATED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

necessitated

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past tense of necessitate

as in required

to have as a requirement getting new shoes would necessitate another trip to the mall

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Recent Examples of necessitated Those pesky censors necessitated certain alterations upon release. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2026 Among them, Maria Villegas Corrales, a mom in Colorado, whose daughter Mia was born with serious medical complexities that necessitated open heart surgery and a pacemaker in the first years of her life. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 Second, breakthroughs in digitization and automation have necessitated further changes in their offerings. — Andrew McAfee, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026 Davis loved to read and collect books, devouring anything from John Updike and Margaret Atwood, among other authors, a passion that necessitated having bookshelves in every room of his home. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 As will become clear, this has often necessitated giving a good deal of attention to Venice’s economic situation, the state of its public finances and—most of all—the workings of credit markets. — Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026 This necessitated buying an entirely new midfield, spending something like £350m on Elliot Anderson, Enzo Fernandez and the 18-year-old Ayyoub Bouaddi. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 These and many other requirements led Axiom toward a suit design that was complicated, necessitated many layers of protection that drove mass upward, and had a stiffer design that reduced astronaut mobility. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026 Officials said the burials were a temporary measure necessitated by health concerns and limited capacity. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

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Jullien Harneis, the UN’s senior Ebola coordinator, said the outbreak’s expanding reach required more teams, coordination and logistical support.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The United States and China are the two economies that have invested at the scale required.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

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