Necessitate and Refuse

Opposite meaning words

Necessitate verb - To have as a requirement.

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Refuse is an antonym for necessitate in call for topic.

Refuse verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Necessitate is an antonym for refuse.

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

transfer	necessitate transfer	refuse transfer
surgery	necessitate surgery	refuse surgery

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