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Antonyms for necessitated


Grammar : Verb
Spell : nuh-ses-i-teyt
Phonetic Transcription : nəˈsɛs ɪˌteɪt



Definition of necessitated

Origin :
  • 1620s, from Medieval Latin necessitatus, past participle of necessitare "to render necessary," from Latin necessitas (see necessity). Earlier verb in English was necessen (late 14c.). Related: Necessitated; necessitates; necessitating.
  • verb call for, make necessary
Example sentences :
  • This necessitated four of them sleeping on the floor each night.
  • Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie
  • Yes, but it is also inevitable, necessitated by the nature of the human character.
  • Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
  • The geography of Asia and of Africa necessitated a nomadic life.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • The meager record of Florida necessitated about thirty letters of inquiry.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • But such was his disguise that Bounder was necessitated to rub his eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Shoemaker » by J. W. Keyworth
  • The recognition of them   necessitated their being done away with.
  • Extract from : « Mary Wollstonecraft » by Elizabeth Robins Pennell
  • And this necessitated farmers, processors, packagers, and food stores.
  • Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley
  • This necessitated a new count and a much more difficult one.
  • Extract from : « When Life Was Young » by C. A. Stephens
  • Some changes in the cabinet were necessitated by the death of Fox.
  • Extract from : « The Political History of England - Vol XI » by George Brodrick
  • Man, little as he may suppose it, is necessitated to obey superiors.
  • Extract from : « Past and Present » by Thomas Carlyle

Synonyms for necessitated

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