Necessity and Plan

Necessity

Necessity noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.

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Plan and necessity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plan" instead a noun "Necessity".

Plan noun - A method worked out in advance for achieving some objective.

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Necessity and plan are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Necessity" instead a noun "Plan".

Nearby Words: plant, planned, planed, planner, planing

good	good necessity	good plan
best	best necessity	best plan
similar	similar necessity	similar plan
complex	complex necessity	complex plan
Other adjectives: simple, actual, bad, new, desperate, last.

Similarly, in Homeworld II, you can choose to develop cloaking technology, which can be highly effective against opponents who don't plan for you developing it, but it isn't a necessity.

Source: Optional Stealth
Instead, the Navy pushed to implement its Southern Attack Plan — which entailed, by necessity, declaring war on the Netherlands, Britain and America.

Source: Ignored Expert
Optional Stealth: In Homeworld II, you can choose to develop cloaking technology, which can be highly effective against opponents who don't plan for you developing it, but it isn't a necessity.

Source: Video Game / Homeworld

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