Famine and Necessity

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Famine

Famine noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.
Usage example: there's a famine of good general practitioners in many rural areas
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Necessity and famine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Necessity" instead a noun "Famine".
Nearby Word: famished

Necessity

Necessity noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.
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Famine and necessity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Famine" instead a noun "Necessity".
Nearby Words: necessary, necessarily, necessitous

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good good famine good necessity
simple simple famine simple necessity
constant constant famine constant necessity
new new famine new necessity
Other adjectives: political, last, economic.
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